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MP-ID: mp-1022043 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
HfMg6Co
MP-ID
mp-1022043
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.9949
g/cm³
Volume
318.61
ų
Cell a
4.9159
Å
Cell b
5.7639
Å
Cell c
11.2443
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
15.76 5.6221 82.7 (0,0,2)
17.29 5.1293 41.9 (0,1,1)
18.04 4.9159 56.2 (1,0,0)
24.05 3.7007 52.1 (1,0,2)
25.09 3.5491 40.5 (1,1,1)
28.40 3.1422 13.1 (0,1,3)
31.03 2.8820 15.2 (0,2,0)
31.83 2.8111 18.4 (0,0,4)
33.86 2.6476 21.2 (1,1,3)
34.99 2.5646 49.0 (0,2,2)
36.13 2.4862 20.3 (1,2,0)
36.56 2.4580 43.6 (2,0,0)
36.83 2.4403 77.3 (1,0,4)
39.64 2.2738 100.0 (1,2,2)
40.03 2.2521 16.6 (2,0,2)
40.70 2.2166 10.4 (2,1,1)
43.18 2.0950 7.0 (0,1,5)
45.05 2.0123 9.9 (0,2,4)
46.93 1.9360 7.1 (2,1,3)
47.16 1.9273 6.4 (1,1,5)
48.04 1.8939 3.5 (0,3,1)
48.58 1.8741 3.3 (0,0,6)
48.69 1.8702 8.7 (2,2,0)
48.91 1.8623 18.2 (1,2,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.20778
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.15140
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.3429
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.1514
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.91
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2873

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0197
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000060
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
0.4307
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.416%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1890
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.125
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-17.417
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1022043
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HfMg6Co were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022043, 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_HfMg6Co
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.91592500
_cell_length_b   5.76391200
_cell_length_c   11.24428300
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   HfMg6Co
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf2 Mg12 Co2'
_cell_volume   318.60629890
_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
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.17972000  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.67972000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.25170000  0.42778400  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.74830000  0.42778400  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.50000000  0.75336300  0.08123700  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.24663700  0.08123700  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.30619900  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.33025200  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.75170000  0.92778400  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.24830000  0.92778400  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.50000000  0.25336300  0.58123700  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.74663700  0.58123700  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.80619900  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.83025200  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.16578400  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.66578400  1.0
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