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MP-ID: mp-1022136 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
HfMg6Fe
MP-ID
mp-1022136
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.9394
g/cm³
Volume
320.50
ų
Cell a
4.7674
Å
Cell b
6.0687
Å
Cell c
11.0777
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
16.00 5.5389 47.6 (0,0,2)
16.66 5.3223 100.0 (0,1,1)
18.61 4.7674 15.3 (1,0,0)
24.64 3.6133 22.0 (1,0,2)
25.08 3.5511 32.9 (1,1,1)
28.29 3.1545 19.8 (0,1,3)
29.44 3.0343 13.1 (0,2,0)
32.33 2.7694 4.2 (0,0,4)
33.68 2.6612 41.9 (0,2,2)
34.08 2.6308 27.4 (1,1,3)
35.05 2.5598 6.6 (1,2,0)
37.56 2.3947 56.4 (1,0,4)
37.74 2.3837 30.3 (2,0,0)
38.75 2.3237 63.2 (1,2,2)
41.23 2.1896 9.1 (2,0,2)
41.51 2.1755 20.4 (2,1,1)
43.48 2.0812 3.8 (0,1,5)
44.28 2.0455 4.2 (0,2,4)
45.59 1.9900 7.2 (0,3,1)
47.68 1.9074 17.5 (1,1,5)
47.83 1.9018 9.6 (2,1,3)
48.42 1.8798 13.0 (1,2,4)
48.57 1.8745 6.6 (2,2,0)
49.36 1.8463 1.0 (0,0,6)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.19507
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.33118
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2612
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.3312
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.03
ų
c/a Ratio
2.3236

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
3.3170
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.010350
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
1.8530
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.198%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1725
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-4.066
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-1022136
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of HfMg6Fe were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022136, 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_HfMg6Fe
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.76740000
_cell_length_b   6.06866200
_cell_length_c   11.07770800
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   HfMg6Fe
_chemical_formula_sum   'Hf2 Mg12 Fe2'
_cell_volume   320.49735900
_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
  Hf  Hf0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.19355200  1.0
  Hf  Hf1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.69355200  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.74368100  0.07990300  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.25631900  0.07990300  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.32717700  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.25842500  0.42544000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.74157500  0.42544000  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16679100  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.24368100  0.57990300  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.75631900  0.57990300  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.82717700  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.75842500  0.92544000  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.50000000  0.24157500  0.92544000  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66679100  1.0
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.30179300  1.0
  Fe  Fe15  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.80179300  1.0
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