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MP-ID: mp-1016650 · Space group: P4/mmm (#123)

Basic Information

Formula
BaMg6Nb
MP-ID
mp-1016650
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
3.0339
g/cm³
Volume
205.83
ų
Cell a
6.7599
Å
Cell b
6.7599
Å
Cell c
4.5043
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
18.56 4.7800 49.3 (1,1,0)
19.71 4.5043 20.3 (0,0,1)
23.74 3.7484 5.6 (1,0,1)
26.37 3.3800 22.4 (2,0,0)
27.20 3.2781 35.2 (1,1,1)
29.55 3.0231 3.0 (2,1,0)
33.14 2.7035 100.0 (2,0,1)
37.64 2.3900 33.4 (2,2,0)
40.01 2.2533 2.1 (3,0,0)
40.03 2.2521 15.4 (0,0,2)
42.28 2.1377 9.5 (3,1,0)
42.83 2.1112 13.1 (2,2,1)
44.47 2.0373 10.2 (1,1,2)
47.05 1.9312 19.0 (3,1,1)
48.58 1.8742 8.3 (2,0,2)
50.54 1.8061 1.4 (2,1,2)
52.90 1.7309 3.2 (3,2,1)
54.28 1.6900 10.2 (4,0,0)
56.11 1.6391 20.4 (2,2,2)
57.87 1.5933 3.2 (3,3,0)
57.89 1.5929 1.4 (3,0,2)
58.32 1.5823 6.3 (4,0,1)
59.63 1.5505 6.9 (3,1,2)
61.33 1.5116 5.7 (4,2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.23777
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.48761
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2704
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.4876
eV/atom
Volume/atom
25.73
ų
c/a Ratio
0.6663

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.3961
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.006780
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
-16.216
GPa
GVRH
-8.195
GPa
Young's Modulus E
-
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
-
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.979
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
3,087,476,966,697,315,995,167,490,048.000
Lame λ
-10.752
GPa

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
5.0809
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
11.749%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1797
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-1.398
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-1016650
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BaMg6Nb were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016650, 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_BaMg6Nb
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.75994100
_cell_length_b   6.75994100
_cell_length_c   4.50426800
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BaMg6Nb
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba1 Mg6 Nb1'
_cell_volume   205.83064441
_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  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.21545200  0.78454800  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.78454800  0.21545200  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.21545200  0.21545200  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.78454800  0.78454800  0.00000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb7  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
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