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MP-ID: mp-1016566 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
BaMg6Bi
MP-ID
mp-1016566
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.5540
g/cm³
Volume
459.88
ų
Cell a
5.2015
Å
Cell b
7.2268
Å
Cell c
12.2341
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
14.23 6.2223 100.0 (0,1,1)
14.48 6.1171 12.5 (0,0,2)
17.05 5.2015 3.0 (1,0,0)
22.28 3.9908 39.0 (1,1,1)
22.44 3.9626 45.9 (1,0,2)
24.64 3.6134 21.0 (0,2,0)
25.07 3.5516 2.7 (0,1,3)
28.69 3.1111 17.2 (0,2,2)
29.20 3.0585 14.1 (0,0,4)
30.11 2.9676 1.9 (1,2,0)
30.48 2.9331 46.4 (1,1,3)
33.56 2.6700 86.7 (1,2,2)
34.00 2.6365 32.4 (1,0,4)
34.49 2.6007 25.8 (2,0,0)
37.48 2.3996 20.0 (2,1,1)
37.58 2.3934 2.7 (2,0,2)
38.07 2.3635 10.4 (0,3,1)
38.57 2.3345 8.4 (0,2,4)
38.86 2.3176 13.5 (0,1,5)
41.99 2.1518 5.4 (1,3,1)
42.44 2.1298 11.1 (1,2,4)
42.71 2.1170 3.3 (1,1,5)
42.84 2.1108 10.0 (2,2,0)
43.11 2.0983 1.5 (2,1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.01473
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.93425
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2484
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.9343
eV/atom
Volume/atom
28.74
ų
c/a Ratio
2.3520

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0041
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
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
0.7943
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.900%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2894
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-6.816
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-1016566
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BaMg6Bi were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016566, 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_BaMg6Bi
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.20148600
_cell_length_b   7.22675700
_cell_length_c   12.23410200
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BaMg6Bi
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba2 Mg12 Bi2'
_cell_volume   459.87836933
_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
  Ba  Ba0  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.33002800  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.83002800  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.24915200  0.07761900  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.75084800  0.07761900  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.84319400  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.28440000  0.92785500  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.71560000  0.92785500  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66864200  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.74915200  0.57761900  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.25084800  0.57761900  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.34319400  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.78440000  0.42785500  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.50000000  0.21560000  0.42785500  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16864200  1.0
  Bi  Bi14  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.14718600  1.0
  Bi  Bi15  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.64718600  1.0
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