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MP-ID: mp-1016625 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
HfMg6Cr
MP-ID
mp-1016625
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.6552
g/cm³
Volume
341.91
ų
Cell a
5.0388
Å
Cell b
6.1790
Å
Cell c
10.9818
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
16.14 5.4909 58.1 (0,0,2)
16.46 5.3851 46.1 (0,1,1)
17.60 5.0388 45.4 (1,0,0)
23.97 3.7125 41.9 (1,0,2)
24.19 3.6793 40.0 (1,1,1)
28.34 3.1494 13.3 (0,1,3)
28.90 3.0895 13.9 (0,2,0)
32.62 2.7455 18.9 (0,0,4)
33.28 2.6926 37.4 (0,2,2)
33.56 2.6707 17.5 (1,1,3)
34.04 2.6338 18.1 (1,2,0)
35.64 2.5194 37.2 (2,0,0)
37.30 2.4108 53.2 (1,0,4)
37.89 2.3748 100.0 (1,2,2)
39.35 2.2899 12.8 (2,0,2)
39.49 2.2820 11.2 (2,1,1)
43.74 2.0695 4.6 (0,1,5)
44.13 2.0522 7.9 (0,2,4)
44.77 2.0244 4.3 (0,3,1)
46.14 1.9674 7.5 (2,1,3)
46.51 1.9525 7.5 (2,2,0)
47.50 1.9143 6.7 (1,1,5)
47.86 1.9006 15.2 (1,2,4)
48.46 1.8784 6.3 (1,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.24932
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.42481
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2688
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.4248
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.37
ų
c/a Ratio
2.1795

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
7.5783
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.022160
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
0.8749
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
6.762%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1163
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.750
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-8.933
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-1016625
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HfMg6Cr were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016625, 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_HfMg6Cr
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.03879300
_cell_length_b   6.17899600
_cell_length_c   10.98179000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   HfMg6Cr
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf2 Mg12 Cr2'
_cell_volume   341.91453715
_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
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.16815800  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.66815800  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.25348600  0.41777800  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.74651400  0.41777800  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.75336500  0.08688800  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.24663500  0.08688800  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.32737700  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.33016400  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.50000000  0.75348600  0.91777800  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.24651400  0.91777800  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.25336500  0.58688800  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.74663500  0.58688800  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.82737700  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.83016400  1.0
  Cr  Cr14  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16496400  1.0
  Cr  Cr15  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66496400  1.0
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