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MP-ID: mp-1016342 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
SrMg6Sb
MP-ID
mp-1016342
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.8035
g/cm³
Volume
420.79
ų
Cell a
5.1902
Å
Cell b
6.9546
Å
Cell c
11.6577
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
14.83 5.9725 70.7 (0,1,1)
15.20 5.8288 9.4 (0,0,2)
17.08 5.1902 1.6 (1,0,0)
22.70 3.9176 26.2 (1,1,1)
22.94 3.8762 31.4 (1,0,2)
25.62 3.4773 14.4 (0,2,0)
29.92 2.9863 24.5 (0,2,2)
30.68 2.9144 12.0 (0,0,4)
31.51 2.8396 32.0 (1,1,3)
34.56 2.5951 34.1 (2,0,0)
34.66 2.5884 100.0 (1,2,2)
35.32 2.5412 46.2 (1,0,4)
37.80 2.3801 14.4 (2,1,1)
37.95 2.3708 2.0 (2,0,2)
39.64 2.2737 7.6 (0,3,1)
40.38 2.2336 4.4 (0,2,4)
40.82 2.2106 7.8 (0,1,5)
43.45 2.0826 2.4 (1,3,1)
43.51 2.0798 6.9 (2,2,0)
44.14 2.0517 8.3 (1,2,4)
44.55 2.0338 2.9 (1,1,5)
46.35 1.9588 14.2 (2,2,2)
46.75 1.9430 2.9 (0,0,6)
46.88 1.9381 7.3 (2,0,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.07169
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.02222
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2264
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.9982
eV/atom
Volume/atom
26.30
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2461

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0088
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000020
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
0.5460
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.059%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2870
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-10.490
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-1016342
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of SrMg6Sb were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016342, 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_SrMg6Sb
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.19019000
_cell_length_b   6.95460100
_cell_length_c   11.65767600
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   SrMg6Sb
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sr2 Mg12 Sb2'
_cell_volume   420.79198217
_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  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.32841500  1.0
  Sr  Sr1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.82841500  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.24681300  0.07833200  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.75318700  0.07833200  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.83939400  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.27667100  0.92577100  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.72332900  0.92577100  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66819300  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.74681300  0.57833200  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.25318700  0.57833200  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.33939400  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.77667100  0.42577100  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.50000000  0.22332900  0.42577100  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16819300  1.0
  Sb  Sb14  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.15579300  1.0
  Sb  Sb15  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.65579300  1.0
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