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MP-ID: mp-1022103 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg6VCo
MP-ID
mp-1022103
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.7804
g/cm³
Volume
305.43
ų
Cell a
4.8554
Å
Cell b
5.8576
Å
Cell c
10.7391
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
16.51 5.3695 23.0 (0,0,2)
17.24 5.1424 1.3 (0,1,1)
18.27 4.8554 14.1 (1,0,0)
24.72 3.6014 10.2 (1,0,2)
30.52 2.9288 3.9 (0,2,0)
33.37 2.6848 11.2 (0,0,4)
34.89 2.5712 35.2 (0,2,2)
35.81 2.5079 4.9 (1,2,0)
37.03 2.4277 43.3 (2,0,0)
38.31 2.3495 66.7 (1,0,4)
39.67 2.2723 100.0 (1,2,2)
40.79 2.2121 4.3 (2,0,2)
45.85 1.9791 1.6 (0,2,4)
48.72 1.8691 1.9 (2,2,0)
49.75 1.8327 5.2 (1,2,4)
50.70 1.8007 6.4 (2,0,4)
51.79 1.7652 21.3 (2,2,2)
54.65 1.6794 2.0 (1,0,6)
60.34 1.5340 1.2 (2,2,4)
60.63 1.5272 17.6 (0,2,6)
63.53 1.4644 8.1 (0,4,0)
63.90 1.4569 2.8 (1,2,6)
67.58 1.3861 11.2 (3,0,4)
68.50 1.3697 17.8 (3,2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.29482
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.95520
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.3378
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.9552
eV/atom
Volume/atom
19.09
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2118

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
6.4409
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.021090
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
0.4979
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
8.792%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2026
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.250
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-14.571
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-1022103
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg6VCo were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022103, 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_Mg6VCo
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.85542000
_cell_length_b   5.85758100
_cell_length_c   10.73909000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg6VCo
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg12 V2 Co2'
_cell_volume   305.43062986
_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  0.25056100  0.42102800  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.50000000  0.74943900  0.42102800  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.75285200  0.08509000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.24714800  0.08509000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.31844400  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.32449500  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.75056100  0.92102800  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.24943900  0.92102800  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.25285200  0.58509000  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.74714800  0.58509000  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.81844400  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.82449500  1.0
  V  V12  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.17300000  1.0
  V  V13  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.67300000  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.17182100  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.67182100  1.0
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