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MP-ID: mp-1022074 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
HfMg6Cu
MP-ID
mp-1022074
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.8884
g/cm³
Volume
331.28
ų
Cell a
4.9063
Å
Cell b
5.9384
Å
Cell c
11.3702
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
15.59 5.6851 77.2 (0,0,2)
16.84 5.2637 37.6 (0,1,1)
18.08 4.9063 53.6 (1,0,0)
23.96 3.7143 50.5 (1,0,2)
24.81 3.5890 33.3 (1,1,1)
27.93 3.1948 13.1 (0,1,3)
30.10 2.9692 15.9 (0,2,0)
31.47 2.8426 17.5 (0,0,4)
33.47 2.6773 21.8 (1,1,3)
34.07 2.6319 47.0 (0,2,2)
35.33 2.5402 20.9 (1,2,0)
36.53 2.4596 68.2 (1,0,4)
36.63 2.4531 40.3 (2,0,0)
38.83 2.3192 100.0 (1,2,2)
40.03 2.2524 15.3 (2,0,2)
40.57 2.2235 8.6 (2,1,1)
42.57 2.1237 8.4 (0,1,5)
44.10 2.0533 9.2 (0,2,4)
46.57 1.9501 2.9 (0,3,1)
46.60 1.9489 8.9 (1,1,5)
46.68 1.9457 6.8 (2,1,3)
48.01 1.8950 2.8 (0,0,6)
48.03 1.8941 16.7 (1,2,4)
48.11 1.8912 8.8 (2,2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.14239
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.83751
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1909
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.8375
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.70
ų
c/a Ratio
2.3175

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0023
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
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
0.7624
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
6.762%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1956
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-9.428
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-1022074
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HfMg6Cu were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022074, 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_HfMg6Cu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.90627600
_cell_length_b   5.93838500
_cell_length_c   11.37022300
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   HfMg6Cu
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf2 Mg12 Cu2'
_cell_volume   331.27549268
_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  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.18160300  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.68160300  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.25148000  0.42957800  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.74852000  0.42957800  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.74885500  0.08175100  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.25114500  0.08175100  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.30980900  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.33343100  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.50000000  0.75148000  0.92957800  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.24852000  0.92957800  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.24885500  0.58175100  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.75114500  0.58175100  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.80980900  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.83343100  1.0
  Cu  Cu14  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.15249600  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.65249600  1.0
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