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MP-ID: mp-1018046 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
MnGaFe2
MP-ID
mp-1018046
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
8.5088
g/cm³
Volume
46.13
ų
Cell a
4.0255
Å
Cell b
4.0255
Å
Cell c
4.0255
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cF
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 4)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
27.13 3.2868 1.2 (1,1,1)
45.04 2.0127 100.0 (2,1,1)
65.60 1.4232 14.9 (2,2,0)
83.12 1.1621 29.4 (3,3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.00585
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.28839
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1085
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-7.2884
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.53
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
4.8681
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
3
Magnetization/Volume
0.105540
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Fe · 0.500
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
3.9570
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
2.938%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1186
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
2.973
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1018046
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of MnGaFe2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1018046, 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_MnGaFe2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.02548254
_cell_length_b   4.02548254
_cell_length_c   4.02548254
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   MnGaFe2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mn1 Ga1 Fe2'
_cell_volume   46.12526171
_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
  Mn  Mn0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe2  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe3  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
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