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MgCr3(SO4)6

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Alex-ID: agm005290127 · Space group: R3 (#146)

Basic Information

Formula
MgCr3(SO4)6
Alex-ID
agm005290127
Elements
4
Sites
34
Space group
R3 (#146)
Crystal system
trigonal
Volume
445.21
ų
Cell a
8.5194
Å
Cell b
8.5194
Å
Cell c
8.5194
Å
α angle
60.81
°
β angle
60.81
°
γ angle
60.81
°

Composition

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Formula
MgCr3(SO4)6
Mg
1.00 · 2.9%
Cr
3.00 · 8.8%
S
6.00 · 17.6%
O
24.00 · 70.6%

Energy & Stability

Energy above hull
0.1123
eV/atom
Formation energy
-2.0461
eV/atom
Corrected total energy
-243.7935
eV
Raw total energy
-216.9187
eV

Electronic Structure

Indirect band gap
0.0000
eV
Direct band gap
0.0002
eV
DOS at Fermi level
18.8373
Total magnetisation
7.8148
μB

Additional Information

Prototype ID

AB3C6D24_8_spg146

Decomposition

MgSO4 Cr2(SO4)3 MgS2O7 SO12

Computed at

2024-10-13 05:18:44

Citation

Alexandria website
https://alexandria.icams.rub.de/
Attribution

The crystal structure and related material properties of this entry were obtained from the Alexandria database (Alex-ID: agm005290127).

Reference

Th. Cavignac, J. Schmidt, P.-P. De Breuck, A. Loew, T. F. T. Cerqueira, H.-C. Wang, A. Bochkarev, Y. Lysogorskiy, A. H. Romero, R. Drautz, S. Botti and M. A. L. Marques. AI-Driven expansion and application of the Alexandria database. J. Phys. Mater. 9, 025014 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ae6620

BibTeX
@article{Cavignac2026Alexandria,
  author  = {Cavignac, Th{\'e}o and Schmidt, Jonathan and De Breuck, Pierre-Paul and Loew, Antoine
             and Cerqueira, Tiago F. T. and Wang, Hai-Chen and Bochkarev, Anton
             and Lysogorskiy, Yury and Romero, Aldo H. and Drautz, Ralf and Botti, Silvana
             and Marques, Miguel A. L.},
  title   = {{AI}-Driven expansion and application of the {A}lexandria database},
  journal = {Journal of Physics: Materials},
  year    = {2026},
  volume  = {9},
  number  = {2},
  pages   = {025014},
  doi     = {10.1088/2515-7639/ae6620},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7639/ae6620}
}

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# CIF generated by HEAS from Alexandria entry agm005290127
data_agm005290127
_cell_length_a     8.51938
_cell_length_b     8.51944
_cell_length_c     8.51943
_cell_angle_alpha  60.80897
_cell_angle_beta   60.80830
_cell_angle_gamma  60.80845
_cell_volume       445.20833
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
loop_
_symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  'x, y, z'
loop_
_atom_site_label
_atom_site_type_symbol
_atom_site_fract_x
_atom_site_fract_y
_atom_site_fract_z
_atom_site_occupancy
  Mg1 Mg 0.99929 0.99926 0.99924 1.00000
  Cr1 Cr 0.14749 0.14750 0.14750 1.00000
  Cr2 Cr 0.63647 0.63646 0.63645 1.00000
  Cr3 Cr 0.85376 0.85376 0.85378 1.00000
  S1 S 0.03110 0.75797 0.45227 1.00000
  S2 S 0.45228 0.03110 0.75796 1.00000
  S3 S 0.75797 0.45225 0.03110 1.00000
  S4 S 0.25507 0.55233 0.95878 1.00000
  S5 S 0.55235 0.95879 0.25506 1.00000
  S6 S 0.95878 0.25506 0.55235 1.00000
  O1 O 0.10286 0.30618 0.53853 1.00000
  O2 O 0.30617 0.53852 0.10288 1.00000
  O3 O 0.05374 0.91864 0.25783 1.00000
  O4 O 0.53851 0.10288 0.30618 1.00000
  O5 O 0.96540 0.84995 0.59459 1.00000
  O6 O 0.20628 0.60492 0.45794 1.00000
  O7 O 0.45795 0.20627 0.60491 1.00000
  O8 O 0.25784 0.05373 0.91862 1.00000
  O9 O 0.60489 0.45793 0.20626 1.00000
  O10 O 0.09174 0.74657 0.92289 1.00000
  O11 O 0.18486 0.40013 0.00609 1.00000
  O12 O 0.40015 0.00612 0.18485 1.00000
  O13 O 0.59457 0.96545 0.84996 1.00000
  O14 O 0.84993 0.59457 0.96548 1.00000
  O15 O 0.91862 0.25784 0.05374 1.00000
  O16 O 0.40684 0.55706 0.76879 1.00000
  O17 O 0.74656 0.92290 0.09177 1.00000
  O18 O 0.55704 0.76881 0.40683 1.00000
  O19 O 0.76878 0.40682 0.55706 1.00000
  O20 O 0.00610 0.18484 0.40014 1.00000
  O21 O 0.47446 0.87270 0.71148 1.00000
  O22 O 0.92290 0.09174 0.74657 1.00000
  O23 O 0.71152 0.47443 0.87268 1.00000
  O24 O 0.87271 0.71148 0.47441 1.00000
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