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MP-ID: mp-1017309 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
NaMg6Cr
MP-ID
mp-1017309
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.0227
g/cm³
Volume
362.56
ų
Cell a
5.1372
Å
Cell b
6.4271
Å
Cell c
10.9812
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Amm2
Point Group
mm2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
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
15.98 5.5469 12.2 (0,1,1)
16.14 5.4906 3.9 (0,0,2)
17.26 5.1372 3.0 (1,0,0)
23.61 3.7691 5.5 (1,1,1)
23.72 3.7513 2.6 (1,0,2)
27.76 3.2135 1.0 (0,2,0)
28.05 3.1807 2.3 (0,1,3)
32.28 2.7734 24.9 (0,2,2)
32.62 2.7453 12.3 (0,0,4)
32.87 2.7244 1.2 (1,2,0)
33.13 2.7043 2.8 (1,1,3)
34.93 2.5686 38.7 (2,0,0)
36.83 2.4405 100.0 (1,2,2)
37.13 2.4212 48.7 (1,0,4)
38.63 2.3308 2.4 (2,1,1)
45.38 1.9984 1.1 (2,1,3)
46.68 1.9460 1.7 (1,3,1)
47.18 1.9266 1.6 (1,1,5)
48.29 1.8845 15.1 (2,2,2)
48.54 1.8756 7.6 (2,0,4)
57.34 1.6068 8.3 (0,4,0)
57.99 1.5904 16.2 (0,2,6)
63.89 1.4570 17.9 (3,2,2)
64.09 1.4529 8.8 (3,0,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.23833
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.35887
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2383
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.3589
eV/atom
Volume/atom
22.66
ų
c/a Ratio
2.1376

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
8.7390
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.024100
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
1.4663
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.142%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1826
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-4.218
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1017309
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of NaMg6Cr were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1017309, 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_NaMg6Cr
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.13717900
_cell_length_b   6.42705800
_cell_length_c   10.98115000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   NaMg6Cr
_chemical_formula_sum   'Na2 Mg12 Cr2'
_cell_volume   362.56405182
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Na  Na0  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.83385600  1.0
  Na  Na1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.33385600  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.25017900  0.58329100  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.74982100  0.58329100  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.23904300  0.41528400  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.76095700  0.41528400  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.66434300  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.17118200  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.50000000  0.75017900  0.08329100  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.24982100  0.08329100  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.73904300  0.91528400  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.26095700  0.91528400  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.16434300  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.67118200  1.0
  Cr  Cr14  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.33347400  1.0
  Cr  Cr15  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.83347400  1.0
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