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MP-ID: mp-1017453 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
CeMg6Cr
MP-ID
mp-1017453
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.9947
g/cm³
Volume
374.77
ų
Cell a
5.0354
Å
Cell b
6.5221
Å
Cell c
11.4117
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
15.53 5.7059 24.3 (0,0,2)
15.65 5.6625 80.9 (0,1,1)
17.61 5.0354 12.6 (1,0,0)
23.56 3.7755 30.7 (1,0,2)
23.64 3.7628 36.8 (1,1,1)
27.14 3.2859 9.8 (0,1,3)
27.35 3.2611 12.8 (0,2,0)
31.35 2.8529 10.1 (0,0,4)
31.60 2.8313 36.9 (0,2,2)
32.54 2.7518 31.7 (1,1,3)
32.72 2.7372 5.7 (1,2,0)
35.66 2.5177 37.8 (2,0,0)
36.19 2.4822 62.1 (1,0,4)
36.41 2.4679 100.0 (1,2,2)
39.11 2.3034 5.0 (2,0,2)
39.16 2.3005 16.5 (2,1,1)
41.94 2.1543 6.2 (0,1,5)
42.08 2.1472 4.0 (0,2,4)
42.32 2.1356 7.1 (0,3,1)
45.38 1.9985 5.2 (2,1,3)
45.52 1.9929 6.3 (2,2,0)
45.81 1.9806 8.7 (1,1,5)
45.95 1.9751 10.3 (1,2,4)
46.17 1.9661 5.5 (1,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.24135
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.93026
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2437
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.9303
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.42
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2663

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
9.9140
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.026450
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
0.6885
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.006%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1394
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.625
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-9.755
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-1017453
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CeMg6Cr were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1017453, 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_CeMg6Cr
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.03537300
_cell_length_b   6.52209600
_cell_length_c   11.41173700
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CeMg6Cr
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce2 Mg12 Cr2'
_cell_volume   374.77497856
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.32232400  1.0
  Ce  Ce1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.82232400  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.73868200  0.07844800  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.26131800  0.07844800  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.33819000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.24139300  0.42369600  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.75860700  0.42369600  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16745900  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.23868200  0.57844800  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.76131800  0.57844800  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.83819000  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.74139200  0.92369600  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.50000000  0.25860800  0.92369600  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66745900  1.0
  Cr  Cr14  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.16773900  1.0
  Cr  Cr15  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.66773900  1.0
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