Navigation

HEAS Data Platform · Materials Science Database

MP-ID: mp-1016639 · Space group: P4/mmm (#123)

Basic Information

Formula
BaMg6Mo
MP-ID
mp-1016639
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
3.1901
g/cm³
Volume
197.33
ų
Cell a
6.7781
Å
Cell b
6.7781
Å
Cell c
4.2952
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
P4/mmm
Point Group
4/mmm
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tP
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
18.51 4.7929 54.2 (1,1,0)
20.68 4.2952 19.5 (0,0,1)
24.54 3.6281 5.6 (1,0,1)
26.30 3.3891 25.1 (2,0,0)
27.89 3.1987 35.0 (1,1,1)
29.47 3.0313 3.2 (2,1,0)
33.69 2.6606 100.0 (2,0,1)
37.53 2.3964 34.8 (2,2,0)
39.90 2.2594 2.4 (3,0,0)
42.07 2.1476 14.2 (0,0,2)
42.16 2.1434 9.9 (3,1,0)
43.23 2.0927 14.5 (2,2,1)
46.33 1.9598 9.9 (1,1,2)
47.40 1.9179 20.7 (3,1,1)
50.30 1.8140 8.3 (2,0,2)
52.20 1.7524 1.3 (2,1,2)
53.18 1.7222 3.5 (3,2,1)
54.12 1.6945 10.2 (4,0,0)
57.64 1.5993 19.3 (2,2,2)
57.70 1.5976 3.8 (3,3,0)
58.56 1.5763 7.3 (4,0,1)
59.37 1.5566 1.5 (3,0,2)
61.08 1.5171 6.6 (3,1,2)
61.15 1.5156 6.8 (4,2,0)
Get direct link

Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.28390
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.53453
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.3165
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.5345
eV/atom
Volume/atom
24.67
ų
c/a Ratio
0.6337

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0483
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000240
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
3.8694
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.406%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3309
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-1.864
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1016639
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BaMg6Mo were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016639, 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

Loading 3D structure…

Style: Ball & Stick
Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_BaMg6Mo
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.77814300
_cell_length_b   6.77814300
_cell_length_c   4.29516700
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BaMg6Mo
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba1 Mg6 Mo1'
_cell_volume   197.33381328
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.71014600  0.28985400  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.28985400  0.71014600  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.71014600  0.71014600  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.28985400  0.28985400  0.00000000  1.0
  Mo  Mo7  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
Get direct link