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MP-ID: mp-1022236 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
CeMg6Fe
MP-ID
mp-1022236
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
3.1194
g/cm³
Volume
181.94
ų
Cell a
6.7049
Å
Cell b
6.7049
Å
Cell c
4.8795
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
123.96
°
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
14.97 5.9190 56.3 (1,-1,0,0)
15.94 5.5612 100.0 (1,0,-1,0)
18.18 4.8795 10.4 (0,0,0,1)
23.63 3.7651 11.5 (1,-1,0,1)
24.27 3.6678 21.7 (1,0,-1,1)
26.66 3.3441 15.7 (2,-1,-1,0)
26.66 3.3441 15.7 (1,-2,1,0)
28.33 3.1498 12.4 (1,1,-2,0)
30.20 2.9595 4.5 (2,-2,0,0)
32.19 2.7806 59.9 (2,0,-2,0)
32.46 2.7585 18.1 (2,-1,-1,1)
33.87 2.6463 4.6 (1,1,-2,1)
35.48 2.5305 62.9 (2,-2,0,1)
36.84 2.4397 35.6 (0,0,0,2)
37.22 2.4159 58.4 (2,0,-2,1)
39.97 2.2556 9.8 (1,-1,0,2)
40.37 2.2342 19.5 (1,0,-1,2)
40.71 2.2163 7.8 (3,-2,-1,0)
41.89 2.1568 6.2 (3,-1,-2,0)
43.78 2.0676 7.6 (2,1,-3,0)
44.92 2.0179 8.2 (3,-2,-1,1)
44.92 2.0179 8.2 (2,-3,1,1)
46.01 1.9727 7.9 (3,-1,-2,1)
46.05 1.9710 14.1 (2,-1,-1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.20035
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.82337
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2166
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.8234
eV/atom
Volume/atom
22.74
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7278

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.9086
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
2
Magnetization/Volume
0.004990
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
1.3200
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.365%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1913
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.875
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-4.875
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-1022236
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CeMg6Fe were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022236, 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_CeMg6Fe
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.70492197
_cell_length_b   6.70492142
_cell_length_c   4.87948439
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   123.96050672
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CeMg6Fe
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce1 Mg6 Fe1'
_cell_volume   181.94383061
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.29229914  0.20770086  0.75000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.17625734  0.83126774  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.66873226  0.32374266  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.68032143  0.81967857  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.31933595  0.69019838  0.75000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.80980162  0.18066405  0.75000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.83887378  0.66112622  0.75000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe7  1  0.21437848  0.28562152  0.25000000  1.0
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