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MP-ID: mp-1017109 · Space group: P4/mmm (#123)

Basic Information

Formula
CsMg6Nb
MP-ID
mp-1017109
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
2.8818
g/cm³
Volume
214.15
ų
Cell a
7.1833
Å
Cell b
7.1833
Å
Cell c
4.1502
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
17.46 5.0793 59.1 (1,1,0)
21.41 4.1502 16.9 (0,0,1)
24.78 3.5935 5.9 (1,0,1)
24.79 3.5916 27.9 (2,0,0)
27.76 3.2138 32.6 (1,1,1)
27.77 3.2125 3.9 (2,1,0)
32.98 2.7158 100.0 (2,0,1)
35.34 2.5397 38.5 (2,2,0)
37.56 2.3944 3.1 (3,0,0)
39.68 2.2716 10.5 (3,1,0)
41.69 2.1663 15.6 (2,2,1)
43.62 2.0751 12.2 (0,0,2)
45.52 1.9926 22.4 (3,1,1)
47.32 1.9210 8.7 (1,1,2)
50.82 1.7968 7.7 (2,0,2)
50.84 1.7961 4.1 (3,2,1)
50.84 1.7958 11.3 (4,0,0)
52.50 1.7431 1.3 (2,1,2)
54.17 1.6931 4.6 (3,3,0)
55.78 1.6481 8.5 (4,0,1)
57.34 1.6069 18.4 (2,2,2)
57.37 1.6062 8.2 (4,2,0)
58.89 1.5682 1.6 (3,0,2)
58.91 1.5677 2.0 (3,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.42765
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.17137
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.4277
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.1714
eV/atom
Volume/atom
26.77
ų
c/a Ratio
0.5778

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.3252
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.006190
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
4.6989
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
19.937%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2085
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.250
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-1017109
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CsMg6Nb were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1017109, 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_CsMg6Nb
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.18326000
_cell_length_b   7.18326000
_cell_length_c   4.15018900
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CsMg6Nb
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cs1 Mg6 Nb1'
_cell_volume   214.14653280
_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
  Cs  Cs0  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  0.70702900  0.29297100  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.29297100  0.70702900  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.70702900  0.70702900  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.29297100  0.29297100  0.00000000  1.0
  Nb  Nb7  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
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