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MP-ID: mp-1016280 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
SrMg6Cr
MP-ID
mp-1016280
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.3437
g/cm³
Volume
404.49
ų
Cell a
5.2565
Å
Cell b
6.6311
Å
Cell c
11.6043
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Amm2
Point Group
mm2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
-

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
15.27 5.8021 23.2 (0,0,2)
15.39 5.7574 3.9 (0,1,1)
16.87 5.2565 19.4 (1,0,0)
22.83 3.8956 20.1 (1,0,2)
22.91 3.8819 7.4 (1,1,1)
26.68 3.3412 1.8 (0,1,3)
26.89 3.3156 6.7 (0,2,0)
30.82 2.9011 15.4 (0,0,4)
31.07 2.8787 30.4 (0,2,2)
31.73 2.8198 2.3 (1,1,3)
31.91 2.8043 8.0 (1,2,0)
34.11 2.6283 36.7 (2,0,0)
35.34 2.5399 51.3 (1,0,4)
35.56 2.5249 100.0 (1,2,2)
37.57 2.3941 5.0 (2,0,2)
37.62 2.3909 1.0 (2,1,1)
41.21 2.1906 1.3 (0,1,5)
41.35 2.1833 4.3 (0,2,4)
41.59 2.1713 1.2 (0,3,1)
43.83 2.0657 1.1 (2,1,3)
43.96 2.0596 3.4 (2,2,0)
44.96 2.0163 5.6 (1,2,4)
46.63 1.9478 9.3 (2,0,4)
46.80 1.9410 18.6 (2,2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.25168
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.38935
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2807
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.3894
eV/atom
Volume/atom
25.28
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2076

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
8.9693
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.022170
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mg · 0.750
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7356
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.1160
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.7397
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
11.232%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1775
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.853
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1016280
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of SrMg6Cr were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016280, database version v2026.04.13).

Literature Citation

Horton, M.K., Huck, P., Yang, R.X. et al. Accelerated data-driven materials science with the Materials Project. Nat. Mater. 24, 1522–1532 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-025-02272-0

3D Crystal Structure Rendering

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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_SrMg6Cr
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.25652400
_cell_length_b   6.63111100
_cell_length_c   11.60427400
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   SrMg6Cr
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sr2 Mg12 Cr2'
_cell_volume   404.48546885
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
loop_
 _atom_site_type_symbol
 _atom_site_label
 _atom_site_symmetry_multiplicity
 _atom_site_fract_x
 _atom_site_fract_y
 _atom_site_fract_z
 _atom_site_occupancy
  Sr  Sr0  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16654000  1.0
  Sr  Sr1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66654000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.24522000  0.41828500  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.75478000  0.41828500  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.73093900  0.08127600  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.26906100  0.08127600  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.34098500  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.32863100  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.50000000  0.74522000  0.91828500  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.25478000  0.91828500  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.23093900  0.58127600  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.76906100  0.58127600  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.84098500  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.82863100  1.0
  Cr  Cr14  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.16471800  1.0
  Cr  Cr15  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.66471800  1.0
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