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MP-ID: mp-1022091 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
LaMg6Cu
MP-ID
mp-1022091
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.0179
g/cm³
Volume
383.27
ų
Cell a
4.9542
Å
Cell b
5.9854
Å
Cell c
12.9252
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
13.70 6.4626 67.7 (0,0,2)
16.32 5.4313 30.6 (0,1,1)
17.90 4.9542 48.3 (1,0,0)
22.61 3.9318 42.1 (1,0,2)
24.32 3.6602 29.8 (1,1,1)
25.47 3.4967 25.3 (0,1,3)
27.61 3.2313 9.1 (0,0,4)
29.86 2.9927 14.2 (0,2,0)
31.31 2.8568 62.4 (1,1,3)
32.98 2.7157 47.3 (0,2,2)
33.10 2.7065 61.5 (1,0,4)
35.03 2.5616 18.5 (1,2,0)
36.27 2.4771 45.9 (2,0,0)
37.78 2.3814 100.0 (1,2,2)
37.91 2.3732 30.8 (0,1,5)
38.94 2.3130 10.8 (2,0,2)
40.00 2.2538 6.5 (2,1,1)
41.11 2.1957 4.4 (0,2,4)
42.22 2.1403 26.8 (1,1,5)
44.84 2.0213 11.1 (2,1,3)
45.17 2.0074 3.9 (1,2,4)
46.03 1.9718 2.4 (0,3,1)
46.18 1.9659 4.4 (2,0,4)
47.66 1.9082 7.7 (2,2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.03553
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.31672
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1275
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.3167
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.95
ų
c/a Ratio
2.6090

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0020
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
0.5559
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.452%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2163
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.250
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-11.125
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-1022091
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of LaMg6Cu were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022091, 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_LaMg6Cu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.95418100
_cell_length_b   5.98538800
_cell_length_c   12.92518500
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   LaMg6Cu
_chemical_formula_sum   'La2 Mg12 Cu2'
_cell_volume   383.26657518
_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  0.19808200  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.69808200  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.24747400  0.43889700  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.75252600  0.43889700  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.75357600  0.07550800  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.24642400  0.07550800  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.29386000  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.35760800  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.50000000  0.74747400  0.93889700  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.25252600  0.93889700  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.25357600  0.57550800  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.74642400  0.57550800  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.79386000  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.85760800  1.0
  Cu  Cu14  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.12163600  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.62163600  1.0
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