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MP-ID: mp-1022624 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg6ZnCo
MP-ID
mp-1022624
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
3.0041
g/cm³
Volume
298.68
ų
Cell a
4.7656
Å
Cell b
6.0554
Å
Cell c
10.3502
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
17.13 5.1751 25.0 (0,0,2)
18.62 4.7656 17.6 (1,0,0)
25.41 3.5056 14.4 (1,0,2)
29.50 3.0277 5.9 (0,2,0)
34.31 2.6133 29.7 (0,2,2)
34.67 2.5876 14.5 (0,0,4)
35.12 2.5556 7.3 (1,2,0)
37.75 2.3828 36.6 (2,0,0)
39.32 2.2914 100.0 (1,2,2)
39.63 2.2740 48.6 (1,0,4)
41.73 2.1644 5.2 (2,0,2)
46.15 1.9671 2.4 (0,2,4)
48.63 1.8725 2.8 (2,2,0)
50.17 1.8183 6.8 (1,2,4)
51.93 1.7608 17.3 (2,2,2)
52.18 1.7528 8.6 (2,0,4)
53.09 1.7250 1.1 (0,0,6)
56.75 1.6220 1.8 (1,0,6)
61.02 1.5186 1.1 (3,0,2)
61.09 1.5169 1.9 (2,2,4)
61.23 1.5139 8.2 (0,4,0)
61.91 1.4988 15.6 (0,2,6)
64.09 1.4530 1.3 (0,4,2)
64.60 1.4428 1.1 (1,4,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.12796
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.14403
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1635
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.1440
eV/atom
Volume/atom
18.67
ų
c/a Ratio
2.1719

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
2.1892
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.007330
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
0.4488
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
8.792%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2052
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.125
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-13.625
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-1022624
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg6ZnCo were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022624, 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_Mg6ZnCo
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.76556200
_cell_length_b   6.05540900
_cell_length_c   10.35021900
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg6ZnCo
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg12 Zn2 Co2'
_cell_volume   298.68068948
_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  0.50000000  0.25141800  0.58370300  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.50000000  0.74858200  0.58370300  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.00000000  0.24094700  0.41072500  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.75905300  0.41072500  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.66953100  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.17520500  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50000000  0.75141800  0.08370300  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.50000000  0.24858200  0.08370300  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.00000000  0.74094700  0.91072500  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.00000000  0.25905300  0.91072500  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.16953100  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.67520500  1.0
  Zn  Zn12  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.83325400  1.0
  Zn  Zn13  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.33325400  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.33315900  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.83315900  1.0
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