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MP-ID: mp-1021965 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg6VNi
MP-ID
mp-1021965
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.7781
g/cm³
Volume
305.40
ų
Cell a
4.7954
Å
Cell b
6.1035
Å
Cell c
10.4343
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
16.83 5.2684 33.5 (0,1,1)
17.00 5.2172 10.2 (0,0,2)
25.11 3.5463 3.3 (1,1,1)
25.23 3.5306 6.8 (1,0,2)
29.26 3.0518 4.5 (0,2,0)
29.56 3.0219 1.0 (0,1,3)
34.03 2.6342 27.9 (0,2,2)
34.38 2.6086 10.0 (0,0,4)
35.10 2.5566 10.0 (1,1,3)
37.51 2.3977 39.2 (2,0,0)
39.01 2.3088 100.0 (1,2,2)
39.32 2.2915 52.1 (1,0,4)
41.37 2.1823 6.4 (2,1,1)
41.45 2.1786 2.0 (2,0,2)
45.42 1.9969 1.4 (0,3,1)
48.27 1.8854 2.1 (2,2,0)
49.44 1.8435 2.0 (1,3,1)
49.76 1.8324 4.9 (1,2,4)
49.95 1.8259 4.5 (1,1,5)
51.54 1.7732 16.1 (2,2,2)
51.79 1.7653 5.9 (2,0,4)
55.74 1.6490 2.4 (1,3,3)
56.27 1.6349 1.2 (1,0,6)
60.32 1.5344 1.0 (2,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.20219
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.87867
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2665
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.8787
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.09
ų
c/a Ratio
2.1759

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
5.5617
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.018210
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
0.6501
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
8.968%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2111
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-11.112
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-1021965
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg6VNi were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1021965, 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_Mg6VNi
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.79537200
_cell_length_b   6.10350600
_cell_length_c   10.43429900
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg6VNi
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg12 V2 Ni2'
_cell_volume   305.39713354
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.00000000  0.25866100  0.09025900  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.00000000  0.74133900  0.09025900  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.83637300  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.23636100  0.91301900  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.50000000  0.76363900  0.91301900  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66485100  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.75866100  0.59025900  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.24133900  0.59025900  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.33637300  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.73636100  0.41301900  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.50000000  0.26363900  0.41301900  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16485100  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.17305900  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.67305900  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.31916000  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.81916000  1.0
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