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MP-ID: mp-1022087 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
LaMg6Co
MP-ID
mp-1022087
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.0894
g/cm³
Volume
369.44
ų
Cell a
4.9622
Å
Cell b
5.7792
Å
Cell c
12.8827
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
13.75 6.4414 80.1 (0,0,2)
16.81 5.2729 30.8 (0,1,1)
17.88 4.9622 49.0 (1,0,0)
22.62 3.9310 44.3 (1,0,2)
24.64 3.6137 34.9 (1,1,1)
25.85 3.4469 19.5 (0,1,3)
27.70 3.2207 13.0 (0,0,4)
30.95 2.8896 12.9 (0,2,0)
31.61 2.8309 55.3 (1,1,3)
33.16 2.7015 72.9 (1,0,4)
34.00 2.6365 48.5 (0,2,2)
35.97 2.4971 17.1 (1,2,0)
36.21 2.4811 48.6 (2,0,0)
38.25 2.3533 28.0 (0,1,5)
38.67 2.3283 100.0 (1,2,2)
38.90 2.3153 12.6 (2,0,2)
40.17 2.2450 7.1 (2,1,1)
42.01 2.1508 6.5 (0,2,4)
42.52 2.1263 23.0 (1,1,5)
45.02 2.0137 8.8 (2,1,3)
45.99 1.9734 7.1 (1,2,4)
46.06 1.9706 3.4 (1,0,6)
46.19 1.9655 6.4 (2,0,4)
47.74 1.9052 2.4 (0,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.13553
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.59600
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1917
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.5960
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.09
ų
c/a Ratio
2.5962

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.1170
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.003020
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
0.3506
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.938%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2100
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-18.533
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-1022087
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of LaMg6Co were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022087, 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_LaMg6Co
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.96218100
_cell_length_b   5.77921400
_cell_length_c   12.88270400
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   LaMg6Co
_chemical_formula_sum   'La2 Mg12 Co2'
_cell_volume   369.44382004
_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
  La  La0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.19252700  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.69252700  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.25221800  0.44215800  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.74778200  0.44215800  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.75828700  0.07651500  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.24171300  0.07651500  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.28542400  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.35692800  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.50000000  0.75221800  0.94215800  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.24778200  0.94215800  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.25828700  0.57651500  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.74171300  0.57651500  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.78542400  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.85692800  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.12777200  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.62777200  1.0
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