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MP-ID: mp-1016626 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
HfMg6Cr
MP-ID
mp-1016626
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.6580
g/cm³
Volume
341.66
ų
Cell a
4.9479
Å
Cell b
6.2493
Å
Cell c
11.0496
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
16.04 5.5248 39.3 (0,0,2)
16.30 5.4396 100.0 (0,1,1)
17.93 4.9479 19.2 (1,0,0)
24.15 3.6858 31.4 (1,0,2)
24.32 3.6602 43.5 (1,1,1)
28.12 3.1731 15.5 (0,1,3)
28.57 3.1246 14.1 (0,2,0)
32.41 2.7624 8.6 (0,0,4)
32.93 2.7198 37.0 (0,2,2)
33.55 2.6710 35.0 (1,1,3)
33.93 2.6419 8.3 (1,2,0)
36.31 2.4739 34.7 (2,0,0)
37.28 2.4120 57.6 (1,0,4)
37.74 2.3834 85.4 (1,2,2)
39.93 2.2579 8.4 (2,0,2)
40.04 2.2520 21.5 (2,1,1)
43.43 2.0835 5.1 (0,1,5)
43.74 2.0696 4.1 (0,2,4)
44.25 2.0470 7.5 (0,3,1)
46.55 1.9510 8.3 (2,1,3)
46.84 1.9396 7.3 (2,2,0)
47.34 1.9202 14.5 (1,1,5)
47.63 1.9093 14.1 (1,2,4)
48.10 1.8915 8.1 (1,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.22472
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.44942
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2442
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.4494
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.35
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2332

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
6.6962
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.019600
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-1016626
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HfMg6Cr were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016626, 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   4.94785500
_cell_length_b   6.24925700
_cell_length_c   11.04963600
_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   341.65935827
_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  0.18048000  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.68048000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.74529500  0.08175500  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.25470500  0.08175500  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.33276000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.25724600  0.41992600  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.74275400  0.41992600  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16430600  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.24529500  0.58175500  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.75470500  0.58175500  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.83276000  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.75724600  0.91992600  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.50000000  0.24275400  0.91992600  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66430600  1.0
  Cr  Cr14  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.31909200  1.0
  Cr  Cr15  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.81909200  1.0
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