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MP-ID: mp-1022263 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg6FeSi
MP-ID
mp-1022263
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.6089
g/cm³
Volume
292.48
ų
Cell a
4.6648
Å
Cell b
6.0635
Å
Cell c
10.3404
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
16.95 5.2306 19.9 (0,1,1)
17.15 5.1702 11.5 (0,0,2)
19.03 4.6648 3.5 (1,0,0)
25.59 3.4814 5.6 (1,1,1)
25.72 3.4635 2.5 (1,0,2)
29.46 3.0318 2.0 (0,2,0)
29.82 2.9965 3.4 (0,1,3)
34.29 2.6153 31.0 (0,2,2)
34.70 2.5851 9.7 (0,0,4)
35.31 2.5421 1.5 (1,2,0)
35.61 2.5212 3.5 (1,1,3)
38.60 2.3324 38.1 (2,0,0)
39.50 2.2812 100.0 (1,2,2)
39.87 2.2611 53.0 (1,0,4)
42.43 2.1302 3.4 (2,1,1)
42.52 2.1261 2.1 (2,0,2)
46.15 1.9671 1.2 (0,2,4)
49.52 1.8406 1.5 (2,1,3)
49.96 1.8255 2.0 (1,3,1)
50.34 1.8125 3.1 (1,2,4)
50.57 1.8049 4.0 (1,1,5)
52.48 1.7435 1.6 (0,3,3)
52.58 1.7407 17.2 (2,2,2)
52.87 1.7317 5.5 (2,0,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.18426
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.77551
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.3033
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.7844
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.28
ų
c/a Ratio
2.2167

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
3.8462
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.013150
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
0.125
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
0.8437
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
11.187%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2410
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-8.188
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-1022263
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg6FeSi were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022263, 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_Mg6FeSi
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.66481200
_cell_length_b   6.06353400
_cell_length_c   10.34040000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg6FeSi
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg12 Fe2 Si2'
_cell_volume   292.48075945
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.00000000  0.25819500  0.08880200  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.00000000  0.74180500  0.08880200  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.83411500  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.23593000  0.90989000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.50000000  0.76407000  0.90989000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.66672700  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.75819500  0.58880200  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.24180500  0.58880200  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.33411500  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.73593000  0.40989000  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.50000000  0.26407000  0.40989000  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.16672700  1.0
  Fe  Fe12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.31731800  1.0
  Fe  Fe13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.81731800  1.0
  Si  Si14  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.18445500  1.0
  Si  Si15  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.68445500  1.0
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