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MP-ID: mp-1022096 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg6CuSn
MP-ID
mp-1022096
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.2353
g/cm³
Volume
336.79
ų
Cell a
4.9402
Å
Cell b
6.3361
Å
Cell c
10.7596
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
16.23 5.4597 9.0 (0,1,1)
16.48 5.3798 39.4 (0,0,2)
17.96 4.9402 31.5 (1,0,0)
24.30 3.6632 10.1 (1,1,1)
24.46 3.6387 30.0 (1,0,2)
28.17 3.1680 11.1 (0,2,0)
28.60 3.1212 2.9 (0,1,3)
32.81 2.7299 34.3 (0,2,2)
33.31 2.6899 16.6 (0,0,4)
33.61 2.6668 13.9 (1,2,0)
33.97 2.6387 3.8 (1,1,3)
36.37 2.4701 34.9 (2,0,0)
37.65 2.3893 100.0 (1,2,2)
38.09 2.3624 48.3 (1,0,4)
40.07 2.2505 2.1 (2,1,1)
40.17 2.2448 9.0 (2,0,2)
43.68 2.0725 1.4 (0,3,1)
44.17 2.0505 6.3 (0,2,4)
44.46 2.0376 1.3 (0,1,5)
46.63 1.9480 5.7 (2,2,0)
46.91 1.9369 1.7 (2,1,3)
47.58 1.9111 1.2 (1,3,1)
48.04 1.8938 11.1 (1,2,4)
48.32 1.8837 1.2 (1,1,5)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.01646
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.21998
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1161
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.2200
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.05
ų
c/a Ratio
2.1780

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0058
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000020
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
0.5520
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
6.829%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2689
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-10.250
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-1022096
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg6CuSn were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022096, 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_Mg6CuSn
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.94019000
_cell_length_b   6.33607100
_cell_length_c   10.75957300
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg6CuSn
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg12 Cu2 Sn2'
_cell_volume   336.78964013
_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  0.50000000  0.74928100  0.08404500  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.50000000  0.25071900  0.08404500  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.76168100  0.91455500  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.23831900  0.91455500  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.17201900  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.66468000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.24928100  0.58404500  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.75071900  0.58404500  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.26168100  0.41455500  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.73831900  0.41455500  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.67201900  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.16468000  1.0
  Cu  Cu12  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.33297400  1.0
  Cu  Cu13  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.83297400  1.0
  Sn  Sn14  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.83312900  1.0
  Sn  Sn15  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.33312900  1.0
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