KLiMg6
High-Entropy Materials HEA Traditional Materials TRAMP-ID: mp-1021353 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)
Basic Information
Formula
KLiMg6
MP-ID
mp-1021353
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
1.5210
g/cm³
Volume
418.93
ų
Cell a
5.3279
Å
Cell b
6.7590
Å
Cell c
11.6335
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)
| 2θ | d (Å) | I | hkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.16 | 5.8442 | 2.1 | (0,1,1) |
| 15.23 | 5.8168 | 6.1 | (0,0,2) |
| 16.64 | 5.3279 | 7.8 | (1,0,0) |
| 22.58 | 3.9373 | 14.3 | (1,1,1) |
| 22.63 | 3.9289 | 3.1 | (1,0,2) |
| 26.50 | 3.3636 | 5.5 | (0,1,3) |
| 30.59 | 2.9221 | 32.5 | (0,2,2) |
| 30.74 | 2.9084 | 9.9 | (0,0,4) |
| 31.34 | 2.8538 | 2.9 | (1,2,0) |
| 33.64 | 2.6639 | 39.7 | (2,0,0) |
| 35.02 | 2.5621 | 100.0 | (1,2,2) |
| 35.15 | 2.5528 | 58.1 | (1,0,4) |
| 37.12 | 2.4220 | 1.2 | (2,0,2) |
| 40.80 | 2.2119 | 1.2 | (0,3,1) |
| 40.94 | 2.2044 | 1.3 | (0,2,4) |
| 41.03 | 2.2000 | 1.1 | (0,1,5) |
| 43.33 | 2.0883 | 2.5 | (2,1,3) |
| 44.34 | 2.0428 | 1.5 | (1,3,1) |
| 46.11 | 1.9686 | 19.5 | (2,2,2) |
| 46.21 | 1.9644 | 6.0 | (2,0,4) |
| 53.96 | 1.6992 | 1.0 | (3,1,1) |
| 53.99 | 1.6984 | 1.1 | (2,2,4) |
| 54.29 | 1.6898 | 8.9 | (0,4,0) |
| 54.57 | 1.6818 | 17.4 | (0,2,6) |
Energy Properties
Formation Energy/atom
0.17180
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.00580
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1927
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.4198
eV/atom
Volume/atom
26.18
ų
c/a Ratio
2.1835
Electronic Properties
Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV
Magnetic Properties
Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0039
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
μB/ų
Elastic Properties
Elastic data not available
Feature Analysis
Composition Overview
Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mg · 0.750
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
High-Entropy Alloy Features
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
6.4505
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.246%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1820
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
1.750
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
0.750
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM
Traditional Material Features
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
B
Score
0.660
Family
Mg-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Mg · 0.750
Related Tasks
Related computation task IDs (1)
Citation & References
Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1021353
Reference Citation
The crystal structure and related material properties of KLiMg6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1021353, 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
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Raw CIF Data
# generated using pymatgen
data_KLiMg6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P 1'
_cell_length_a 5.32785100
_cell_length_b 6.75898100
_cell_length_c 11.63350900
_cell_angle_alpha 90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta 90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma 90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number 1
_chemical_formula_structural KLiMg6
_chemical_formula_sum 'K2 Li2 Mg12'
_cell_volume 418.93247405
_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
K K0 1 0.00000000 0.50000000 0.32793400 1.0
K K1 1 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.82793400 1.0
Li Li2 1 0.50000000 0.50000000 0.15644700 1.0
Li Li3 1 0.50000000 0.00000000 0.65644700 1.0
Mg Mg4 1 0.00000000 0.25141800 0.08047900 1.0
Mg Mg5 1 0.00000000 0.74858200 0.08047900 1.0
Mg Mg6 1 0.00000000 0.50000000 0.83565300 1.0
Mg Mg7 1 0.50000000 0.26788800 0.92552300 1.0
Mg Mg8 1 0.50000000 0.73211200 0.92552300 1.0
Mg Mg9 1 0.50000000 0.50000000 0.66796300 1.0
Mg Mg10 1 0.00000000 0.75141800 0.58047900 1.0
Mg Mg11 1 0.00000000 0.24858200 0.58047900 1.0
Mg Mg12 1 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.33565300 1.0
Mg Mg13 1 0.50000000 0.76788800 0.42552300 1.0
Mg Mg14 1 0.50000000 0.23211200 0.42552300 1.0
Mg Mg15 1 0.50000000 0.00000000 0.16796300 1.0
