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MP-ID: mp-1022910 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
YMg6Co
MP-ID
mp-1022910
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.7872
g/cm³
Volume
349.93
ų
Cell a
4.9580
Å
Cell b
5.8867
Å
Cell c
11.9895
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
14.78 5.9947 47.8 (0,0,2)
16.78 5.2842 7.9 (0,1,1)
17.89 4.9580 29.6 (1,0,0)
23.28 3.8206 25.7 (1,0,2)
24.62 3.6156 8.8 (1,1,1)
26.97 3.3065 4.7 (0,1,3)
29.81 2.9974 12.0 (0,0,4)
30.37 2.9434 8.1 (0,2,0)
32.55 2.7509 19.9 (1,1,3)
33.93 2.6421 41.4 (0,2,2)
34.98 2.5651 70.2 (1,0,4)
35.47 2.5310 10.4 (1,2,0)
36.24 2.4790 45.5 (2,0,0)
38.61 2.3317 100.0 (1,2,2)
39.33 2.2908 8.2 (2,0,2)
40.18 2.2443 1.7 (2,1,1)
40.63 2.2207 10.5 (0,1,5)
43.07 2.1001 4.0 (0,2,4)
44.71 2.0267 8.9 (1,1,5)
45.74 1.9834 2.2 (2,1,3)
46.99 1.9338 7.5 (1,2,4)
47.60 1.9103 6.2 (2,0,4)
47.98 1.8961 4.3 (2,2,0)
49.16 1.8534 3.2 (1,0,6)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.14196
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.78620
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1837
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.7862
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.87
ų
c/a Ratio
2.4182

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0002
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
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
0.3568
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
8.935%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1950
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-19.508
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1022910
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of YMg6Co were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1022910, 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_YMg6Co
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.95795400
_cell_length_b   5.88672400
_cell_length_c   11.98946700
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   YMg6Co
_chemical_formula_sum   'Y2 Mg12 Co2'
_cell_volume   349.92586437
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.18640400  1.0
  Y  Y1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.68640400  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.50000000  0.24704000  0.43608900  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.50000000  0.75296000  0.43608900  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.00000000  0.74245200  0.07949200  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.00000000  0.25754800  0.07949200  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.34529000  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.29560300  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.50000000  0.74704000  0.93608900  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.50000000  0.25296000  0.93608900  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.00000000  0.24245200  0.57949200  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.00000000  0.75754800  0.57949200  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.84529000  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.79560300  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.14153900  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.64153900  1.0
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