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MP-ID: mp-1016559 · Space group: P4/mmm (#123)

Basic Information

Formula
BaMg6W
MP-ID
mp-1016559
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
3.9785
g/cm³
Volume
194.91
ų
Cell a
6.6823
Å
Cell b
6.6823
Å
Cell c
4.3651
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
P4/mmm
Point Group
4/mmm
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tP
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
13.25 6.6823 12.1 (1,0,0)
18.78 4.7251 72.2 (1,1,0)
20.34 4.3651 28.7 (0,0,1)
26.68 3.3411 32.8 (2,0,0)
27.82 3.2063 51.5 (1,1,1)
33.78 2.6531 100.0 (2,0,1)
36.44 2.4659 4.0 (2,1,1)
38.09 2.3625 34.3 (2,2,0)
41.37 2.1825 15.0 (0,0,2)
42.79 2.1131 15.0 (3,1,0)
43.56 2.0777 19.1 (2,2,1)
43.63 2.0747 1.4 (1,0,2)
45.73 1.9840 2.9 (3,0,1)
45.79 1.9814 14.7 (1,1,2)
47.82 1.9020 28.1 (3,1,1)
49.16 1.8533 2.1 (3,2,0)
49.91 1.8272 12.0 (2,0,2)
54.96 1.6706 10.6 (4,0,0)
57.49 1.6032 20.4 (2,2,2)
58.61 1.5750 4.7 (3,3,0)
59.22 1.5602 9.0 (4,0,1)
61.04 1.5182 10.7 (3,1,2)
62.12 1.4942 8.2 (4,2,0)
62.71 1.4815 3.9 (3,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.38198
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.70051
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.4146
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.7005
eV/atom
Volume/atom
24.36
ų
c/a Ratio
0.6532

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
0.000050
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
3.5851
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.406%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3920
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-2.182
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1016559
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BaMg6W were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016559, 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_BaMg6W
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.68228100
_cell_length_b   6.68228100
_cell_length_c   4.36506400
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BaMg6W
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba1 Mg6 W1'
_cell_volume   194.91267620
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.71137900  0.28862100  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.28862100  0.71137900  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.71137900  0.71137900  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.28862100  0.28862100  0.00000000  1.0
  W  W7  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
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