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MP-ID: mp-1022157 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
RbMg6Fe
MP-ID
mp-1022157
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.3922
g/cm³
Volume
398.64
ų
Cell a
5.0338
Å
Cell b
6.7419
Å
Cell c
11.7462
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
15.15 5.8472 34.0 (0,1,1)
17.62 5.0338 1.5 (1,0,0)
23.27 3.8221 26.5 (1,0,2)
23.32 3.8149 23.0 (1,1,1)
26.32 3.3858 4.8 (0,1,3)
26.44 3.3709 8.1 (0,2,0)
30.44 2.9366 16.3 (0,0,4)
30.58 2.9236 19.4 (0,2,2)
31.85 2.8094 13.2 (1,1,3)
35.39 2.5365 36.7 (1,0,4)
35.51 2.5281 100.0 (1,2,2)
35.67 2.5169 33.2 (2,0,0)
38.96 2.3118 6.5 (2,1,1)
40.67 2.2184 7.9 (0,1,5)
40.75 2.2142 7.2 (0,2,4)
40.88 2.2073 3.6 (0,3,1)
44.71 2.0268 2.8 (1,2,4)
44.84 2.0215 1.9 (1,3,1)
44.87 2.0200 2.2 (2,1,3)
44.95 2.0168 3.7 (2,2,0)
46.38 1.9577 2.5 (0,0,6)
47.58 1.9110 9.0 (2,0,4)
47.68 1.9074 10.9 (2,2,2)
49.99 1.8246 2.7 (1,0,6)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.45286
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.95131
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.4529
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.9513
eV/atom
Volume/atom
24.91
ų
c/a Ratio
2.3335

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
5.4737
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.013730
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
3.9048
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
17.356%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2526
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.625
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
1.500
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-1022157
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of RbMg6Fe were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022157, 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_RbMg6Fe
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.03383500
_cell_length_b   6.74186700
_cell_length_c   11.74621000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   RbMg6Fe
_chemical_formula_sum   'Rb2 Mg12 Fe2'
_cell_volume   398.63636840
_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
  Rb  Rb0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.17025400  1.0
  Rb  Rb1  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.67025400  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.77921600  0.06613100  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.22078400  0.06613100  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.33407600  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.27179600  0.41282200  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.72820400  0.41282200  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16601300  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.27921600  0.56613100  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.72078400  0.56613100  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.83407600  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.77179600  0.91282200  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.50000000  0.22820400  0.91282200  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66601300  1.0
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.37175200  1.0
  Fe  Fe15  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.87175200  1.0
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