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MP-ID: mp-1016422 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
CsMg6B
MP-ID
mp-1016422
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.3017
g/cm³
Volume
417.78
ų
Cell a
3.2396
Å
Cell b
8.7356
Å
Cell c
14.7629
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
11.77 7.5180 100.0 (0,1,1)
11.99 7.3814 27.3 (0,0,2)
20.33 4.3678 28.1 (0,2,0)
20.72 4.2875 47.8 (0,1,3)
23.67 3.7590 57.4 (0,2,2)
24.11 3.6907 24.5 (0,0,4)
27.53 3.2396 12.4 (1,0,0)
30.04 2.9751 44.5 (1,1,1)
30.13 2.9664 39.6 (1,0,2)
31.31 2.8568 33.1 (0,3,1)
31.74 2.8191 43.0 (0,2,4)
32.00 2.7971 35.4 (0,1,5)
34.47 2.6020 10.2 (1,2,0)
34.71 2.5847 20.8 (1,1,3)
35.83 2.5060 9.9 (0,3,3)
36.52 2.4605 11.4 (0,0,6)
36.62 2.4540 77.3 (1,2,2)
36.92 2.4347 24.4 (1,0,4)
41.34 2.1839 8.5 (0,4,0)
42.15 2.1437 4.1 (0,2,6)
42.17 2.1427 3.4 (1,3,1)
42.51 2.1266 9.2 (1,2,4)
42.71 2.1172 15.8 (1,1,5)
43.20 2.0942 6.9 (0,4,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.36572
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.81811
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.3987
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.7728
eV/atom
Volume/atom
26.11
ų
c/a Ratio
4.5571

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0013
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
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
0.125
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
0.5840
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
26.256%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3158
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-10.720
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-1016422
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CsMg6B were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016422, 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_CsMg6B
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.23956200
_cell_length_b   8.73563500
_cell_length_c   14.76287900
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CsMg6B
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cs2 Mg12 B2'
_cell_volume   417.78403103
_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
  Cs  Cs0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.16437700  1.0
  Cs  Cs1  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.66437700  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.80119500  0.36667000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.19880500  0.36667000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.71195300  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.83561900  0.53822600  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.16438100  0.53822600  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.91296200  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.30119500  0.86667000  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.69880500  0.86667000  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.21195300  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.33561900  0.03822600  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.50000000  0.66438100  0.03822600  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.41296200  1.0
  B  B14  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.40091500  1.0
  B  B15  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.90091500  1.0
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