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MP-ID: mp-1016652 · Space group: P4/mmm (#123)

Basic Information

Formula
BaHfMg6
MP-ID
mp-1016652
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
3.5821
g/cm³
Volume
214.01
ų
Cell a
6.7006
Å
Cell b
6.7006
Å
Cell c
4.7665
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
13.21 6.7006 8.0 (1,0,0)
18.62 4.7665 30.9 (0,0,1)
18.73 4.7380 62.7 (1,1,0)
26.53 3.3603 52.0 (1,1,1)
26.61 3.3503 28.0 (2,0,0)
32.67 2.7410 100.0 (2,0,1)
35.38 2.5369 3.0 (2,1,1)
37.75 2.3833 17.3 (0,0,2)
37.98 2.3690 32.1 (2,2,0)
40.16 2.2455 1.1 (1,0,2)
42.46 2.1291 15.7 (1,1,2)
42.62 2.1214 16.8 (2,2,1)
42.67 2.1189 14.0 (3,1,0)
44.81 2.0225 2.0 (3,0,1)
46.78 1.9420 12.2 (2,0,2)
46.93 1.9362 24.8 (3,1,1)
49.02 1.8584 1.4 (3,2,0)
54.62 1.6802 22.2 (2,2,2)
54.80 1.6752 10.3 (4,0,0)
58.05 1.5888 1.5 (0,0,3)
58.27 1.5835 11.3 (3,1,2)
58.39 1.5804 7.3 (4,0,1)
58.44 1.5793 3.7 (3,3,0)
61.56 1.5064 5.1 (1,1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.18635
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.52102
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2189
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.5210
eV/atom
Volume/atom
26.75
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7114

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0144
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000070
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
1.7594
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.938%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1385
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.250
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.930
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-1016652
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of BaHfMg6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1016652, 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_BaHfMg6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.70058500
_cell_length_b   6.70058500
_cell_length_c   4.76652700
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   BaHfMg6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ba1 Hf1 Mg6'
_cell_volume   214.00676347
_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
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.22085800  0.77914200  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.77914200  0.22085800  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.22085800  0.22085800  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.77914200  0.77914200  0.00000000  1.0
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