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MP-ID: mp-1016607 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
BaMg6Bi
MP-ID
mp-1016607
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.6026
g/cm³
Volume
453.68
ų
Cell a
5.4625
Å
Cell b
6.7670
Å
Cell c
12.2732
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
14.43 6.1366 73.2 (0,0,2)
14.95 5.9260 10.6 (0,1,1)
16.23 5.4625 61.0 (1,0,0)
21.78 4.0802 67.1 (1,0,2)
22.13 4.0164 6.8 (1,1,1)
25.44 3.5010 2.9 (0,1,3)
26.34 3.3835 20.1 (0,2,0)
29.10 3.0683 23.6 (0,0,4)
30.16 2.9630 42.5 (0,2,2)
30.32 2.9476 4.1 (1,1,3)
31.09 2.8764 26.3 (1,2,0)
32.79 2.7313 34.2 (2,0,0)
33.50 2.6752 52.9 (1,0,4)
34.43 2.6045 100.0 (1,2,2)
35.99 2.4953 16.8 (2,0,2)
36.21 2.4805 2.8 (2,1,1)
39.03 2.3075 1.0 (0,1,5)
39.65 2.2729 15.7 (0,2,4)
41.95 2.1535 1.7 (2,1,3)
42.53 2.1257 2.2 (1,1,5)
42.54 2.1252 11.5 (2,2,0)
43.11 2.0985 19.1 (1,2,4)
44.06 2.0555 1.9 (1,3,1)
44.28 2.0455 5.0 (0,0,6)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.00779
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.94119
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2414
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.9412
eV/atom
Volume/atom
28.36
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2468

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0102
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
0.7943
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-1016607
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BaMg6Bi were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016607, 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   5.46252800
_cell_length_b   6.76701800
_cell_length_c   12.27324200
_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   453.68070106
_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  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16884000  1.0
  Ba  Ba1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66884000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.24670400  0.41758900  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.75329600  0.41758900  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.73743000  0.07459100  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.26257000  0.07459100  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.34588300  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.33764900  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.50000000  0.74670400  0.91758900  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.25329600  0.91758900  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.23743000  0.57459100  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.76257000  0.57459100  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.84588300  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.83764900  1.0
  Bi  Bi14  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.16326300  1.0
  Bi  Bi15  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.66326300  1.0
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