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MP-ID: mp-1017202 · Space group: P-6m2 (#187)

Basic Information

Formula
RbMg6W
MP-ID
mp-1017202
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
3.7494
g/cm³
Volume
183.86
ų
Cell a
6.4407
Å
Cell b
6.4407
Å
Cell c
5.1178
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-6m2
Point Group
-6m2
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
0.7405

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
15.89 5.5778 60.6 (1,0,-1,0)
17.33 5.1178 6.9 (0,0,0,1)
23.59 3.7710 80.9 (1,0,-1,1)
27.70 3.2203 38.2 (2,-1,-1,0)
32.09 2.7889 18.3 (2,0,-2,0)
32.09 2.7889 9.2 (2,-2,0,0)
32.86 2.7256 8.5 (2,-1,-1,1)
35.07 2.5589 25.4 (0,0,0,2)
36.70 2.4489 100.0 (2,0,-2,1)
38.71 2.3258 13.7 (1,0,-1,2)
42.90 2.1082 6.9 (3,-1,-2,0)
45.26 2.0034 20.3 (2,-1,-1,2)
46.59 1.9493 33.8 (3,-1,-2,1)
48.27 1.8855 17.5 (2,0,-2,2)
48.99 1.8593 8.0 (3,0,-3,0)
52.35 1.7475 1.8 (3,0,-3,1)
56.40 1.6314 7.7 (1,0,-1,3)
56.56 1.6271 4.2 (3,-1,-2,2)
56.56 1.6271 2.1 (3,-2,-1,2)
57.21 1.6102 5.6 (2,2,-4,0)
57.21 1.6102 11.3 (4,-2,-2,0)
59.78 1.5470 2.6 (4,-1,-3,0)
59.78 1.5470 1.3 (4,-3,-1,0)
60.25 1.5359 1.3 (4,-2,-2,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.55676
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.40842
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.5568
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.4084
eV/atom
Volume/atom
22.98
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7946

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0012
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
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
3.3443
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.010%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4036
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-2.182
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-1017202
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of RbMg6W were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1017202, 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_RbMg6W
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.44066704
_cell_length_b   6.44066704
_cell_length_c   5.11784200
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999017
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   RbMg6W
_chemical_formula_sum   'Rb1 Mg6 W1'
_cell_volume   183.85660890
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.81468700  0.62937300  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.37062700  0.18531300  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.81468700  0.18531300  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.15681200  0.31362400  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.68637600  0.84318800  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.15681200  0.84318800  0.00000000  1.0
  W  W7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.00000000  1.0
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