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MP-ID: mp-1022112 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
LaMg6Cu
MP-ID
mp-1022112
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.0357
g/cm³
Volume
381.02
ų
Cell a
4.8802
Å
Cell b
6.2825
Å
Cell c
12.4274
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
14.25 6.2137 18.3 (0,0,2)
15.81 5.6067 96.1 (0,1,1)
18.18 4.8802 8.7 (1,0,0)
23.18 3.8380 49.7 (1,0,2)
24.18 3.6811 42.0 (1,1,1)
25.76 3.4583 6.5 (0,1,3)
28.41 3.1412 15.4 (0,2,0)
28.73 3.1069 8.4 (0,0,4)
31.71 2.8217 67.6 (1,1,3)
31.92 2.8034 44.9 (0,2,2)
33.94 2.6414 3.6 (1,2,0)
34.21 2.6208 68.1 (1,0,4)
36.83 2.4401 42.3 (2,0,0)
36.98 2.4309 100.0 (1,2,2)
38.97 2.3112 22.1 (0,1,5)
39.68 2.2713 3.1 (2,0,2)
40.31 2.2374 19.0 (2,1,1)
40.85 2.2089 6.1 (0,2,4)
43.32 2.0888 10.2 (1,1,5)
43.70 2.0712 6.7 (0,0,6)
43.84 2.0650 7.5 (0,3,1)
45.05 2.0124 13.3 (1,2,4)
45.49 1.9938 2.9 (2,1,3)
47.16 1.9270 7.6 (2,2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.04891
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.30334
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1408
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.3033
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.81
ų
c/a Ratio
2.5465

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0021
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-1022112
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of LaMg6Cu were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022112, 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   4.88021300
_cell_length_b   6.28245400
_cell_length_c   12.42740600
_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   381.02070978
_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  0.00000000  0.70127200  1.0
  La  La1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.20127200  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.24963400  0.55897600  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.75036600  0.55897600  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.80742100  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.74973900  0.92742900  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.25026100  0.92742900  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.65048700  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.74963400  0.05897600  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.25036600  0.05897600  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.30742100  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.24973900  0.42742900  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.50000000  0.75026100  0.42742900  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.15048700  1.0
  Cu  Cu14  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.86801100  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.36801100  1.0
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