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MP-ID: mp-1022135 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
CsMg6Co
MP-ID
mp-1022135
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.5885
g/cm³
Volume
433.24
ų
Cell a
3.2267
Å
Cell b
7.5861
Å
Cell c
17.6989
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
10.00 8.8495 4.1 (0,0,2)
12.70 6.9726 100.0 (0,1,1)
19.06 4.6571 57.2 (0,1,3)
20.07 4.4247 30.1 (0,0,4)
23.45 3.7930 24.5 (0,2,0)
25.55 3.4863 32.6 (0,2,2)
27.65 3.2267 2.8 (1,0,0)
27.81 3.2078 37.0 (0,1,5)
29.46 3.0315 36.3 (1,0,2)
30.30 2.9498 8.3 (0,0,6)
30.53 2.9284 36.2 (1,1,1)
31.06 2.8798 30.4 (0,2,4)
33.80 2.6523 43.7 (1,1,3)
34.40 2.6071 19.2 (1,0,4)
35.87 2.5033 5.1 (0,3,1)
36.56 2.4577 2.2 (1,2,0)
37.49 2.3987 22.5 (0,1,7)
38.00 2.3681 46.4 (1,2,2)
38.74 2.3242 28.7 (0,3,3)
39.62 2.2749 28.1 (1,1,5)
40.79 2.2124 1.7 (0,0,8)
41.48 2.1772 18.7 (1,0,6)
42.05 2.1485 2.7 (1,2,4)
44.01 2.0576 2.2 (0,3,5)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.26100
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-7.65881
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2610
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.9459
eV/atom
Volume/atom
27.08
ų
c/a Ratio
5.4851

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0011
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
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
0.5189
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
21.750%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2727
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.750
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-11.209
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-1022135
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CsMg6Co were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022135, 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_CsMg6Co
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   3.22672700
_cell_length_b   7.58607700
_cell_length_c   17.69890300
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CsMg6Co
_chemical_formula_sum   'Cs2 Mg12 Co2'
_cell_volume   433.23727821
_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
  Cs  Cs0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.22215400  1.0
  Cs  Cs1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.72215400  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.69225200  0.04212200  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.30774800  0.04212200  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.29064400  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.29087800  0.40329800  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.70912200  0.40329800  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.11129100  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.19225200  0.54212200  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.80774800  0.54212200  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.79064400  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.79087800  0.90329800  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.50000000  0.20912200  0.90329800  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.61129100  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.48507200  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.98507200  1.0
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