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MP-ID: mp-1026487 · Space group: P-6m2 (#187)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14CrC
MP-ID
mp-1026487
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.0279
g/cm³
Volume
331.04
ų
Cell a
6.2477
Å
Cell b
6.2477
Å
Cell c
9.7930
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-6m2
Point Group
-6m2
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
0.7405

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
9.03 9.7930 4.2 (0,0,0,1)
16.38 5.4106 2.0 (1,0,-1,0)
18.74 4.7359 7.2 (1,0,-1,1)
27.32 3.2643 1.5 (0,0,0,3)
30.03 2.9761 3.3 (2,-1,-1,1)
32.02 2.7951 3.5 (1,0,-1,3)
33.11 2.7053 16.6 (2,0,-2,0)
33.11 2.7053 8.3 (0,2,-2,0)
34.39 2.6077 2.3 (2,0,-2,1)
36.71 2.4483 24.3 (0,0,0,4)
38.00 2.3679 100.0 (2,0,-2,2)
45.30 2.0019 1.1 (2,1,-3,1)
50.26 1.8153 14.0 (2,0,-2,4)
55.37 1.6594 1.0 (2,-1,-1,5)
58.15 1.5865 1.1 (2,0,-2,5)
59.15 1.5619 5.6 (4,-2,-2,0)
59.15 1.5619 11.2 (2,2,-4,0)
66.96 1.3975 16.1 (2,0,-2,6)
69.49 1.3527 1.6 (4,0,-4,0)
71.67 1.3168 17.5 (4,-2,-2,4)
72.50 1.3038 12.9 (4,0,-4,2)
78.07 1.2241 2.1 (0,0,0,8)
81.25 1.1840 2.0 (4,0,-4,4)
87.46 1.1153 1.6 (2,0,-2,8)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.36945
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.23746
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.3797
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.2375
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.69
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5675

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
4.5138
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.013640
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mg · 0.875
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.125
Interstitial Fraction
0.063
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.4634
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
3.8528
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.4115
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
13.772%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3064
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-11.076
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.4218
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1026487
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14CrC were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1026487, 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_Mg14CrC
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.24767312
_cell_length_b   6.24767264
_cell_length_c   9.79300898
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000255
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14CrC
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Cr1 C1'
_cell_volume   331.04218352
_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
  Mg  Mg0  1  0.17196502  0.83598201  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16114550  0.83057225  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.66401799  0.32803498  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66942775  0.33885450  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.66401799  0.83598201  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66942775  0.83057225  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.32514737  0.17485263  0.38537873  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.32514737  0.17485263  0.86462127  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.32514737  0.65029574  0.38537873  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.32514737  0.65029574  0.86462127  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.84970426  0.17485263  0.38537873  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.84970426  0.17485263  0.86462127  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.37077747  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.87922253  1.0
  Cr  Cr14  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.12500000  1.0
  C  C15  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.62500000  1.0
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