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MP-ID: mp-1016632 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg6NbCr
MP-ID
mp-1016632
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.9730
g/cm³
Volume
324.78
ų
Cell a
4.8297
Å
Cell b
6.0662
Å
Cell c
11.0854
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
15.99 5.5427 33.6 (0,0,2)
16.66 5.3215 78.0 (0,1,1)
18.37 4.8297 5.3 (1,0,0)
24.45 3.6413 13.1 (1,0,2)
24.90 3.5764 12.3 (1,1,1)
28.28 3.1558 10.9 (0,1,3)
29.45 3.0331 9.7 (0,2,0)
32.30 2.7714 3.0 (0,0,4)
33.68 2.6608 54.0 (0,2,2)
33.93 2.6418 19.4 (1,1,3)
34.93 2.5686 2.1 (1,2,0)
37.23 2.4148 48.2 (2,0,0)
37.41 2.4037 86.7 (1,0,4)
38.63 2.3305 100.0 (1,2,2)
40.76 2.2139 6.1 (2,0,2)
41.05 2.1990 15.1 (2,1,1)
43.46 2.0824 1.2 (0,1,5)
44.27 2.0459 1.7 (0,2,4)
45.60 1.9892 4.3 (0,3,1)
47.40 1.9178 5.1 (2,1,3)
47.55 1.9122 14.2 (1,1,5)
48.17 1.8892 4.6 (2,2,0)
48.31 1.8839 9.7 (1,2,4)
49.56 1.8393 3.3 (1,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.25932
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.43282
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2649
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.4328
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.30
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2953

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
5.0031
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.015400
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
1.4070
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.085%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1394
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.875
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.688
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-1016632
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg6NbCr were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016632, 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_Mg6NbCr
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.82968200
_cell_length_b   6.06616500
_cell_length_c   11.08539000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg6NbCr
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg12 Nb2 Cr2'
_cell_volume   324.77585316
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.00000000  0.25694800  0.07672200  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.00000000  0.74305200  0.07672200  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.33189600  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.73989800  0.42025200  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.50000000  0.26010200  0.42025200  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.17202900  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.75694800  0.57672200  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.24305200  0.57672200  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.83189600  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.23989800  0.92025200  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.50000000  0.76010200  0.92025200  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.67202900  1.0
  Nb  Nb12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.30921600  1.0
  Nb  Nb13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.80921600  1.0
  Cr  Cr14  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.19291100  1.0
  Cr  Cr15  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.69291100  1.0
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