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MP-ID: mp-1026492 · Space group: P-6m2 (#187)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14CrGa
MP-ID
mp-1026492
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.1960
g/cm³
Volume
349.34
ų
Cell a
6.2620
Å
Cell b
6.2620
Å
Cell c
10.2870
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
16.35 5.4231 13.4 (1,0,-1,0)
17.24 5.1435 3.7 (0,0,0,2)
18.50 4.7973 1.0 (1,0,-1,1)
23.84 3.7319 10.0 (1,0,-1,2)
28.51 3.1310 3.4 (2,-1,-1,0)
33.04 2.7115 25.3 (2,0,-2,0)
33.51 2.6745 4.4 (2,-1,-1,2)
34.89 2.5717 27.1 (0,0,0,4)
37.50 2.3986 100.0 (2,0,-2,2)
38.75 2.3237 3.1 (1,0,-1,4)
44.19 2.0497 1.2 (3,-1,-2,0)
45.65 1.9873 1.8 (2,-1,-1,4)
47.77 1.9041 1.7 (3,-1,-2,2)
47.77 1.9041 1.7 (2,1,-3,2)
48.81 1.8660 10.7 (2,0,-2,4)
48.81 1.8660 5.4 (0,2,-2,4)
57.50 1.6029 1.5 (3,-1,-2,4)
59.00 1.5655 5.5 (4,-2,-2,0)
59.00 1.5655 11.0 (2,2,-4,0)
64.28 1.4491 18.9 (2,0,-2,6)
64.55 1.4436 1.1 (4,-1,-3,2)
69.31 1.3558 1.8 (4,0,-4,0)
70.41 1.3372 6.2 (4,-2,-2,4)
70.41 1.3372 12.5 (2,2,-4,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.07607
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.14317
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0995
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.1432
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.83
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6428

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
4.6402
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.013280
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
0.000
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
0.7818
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
6.077%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1430
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.313
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-4.745
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.4218
SS Former
1
Phase Tendency
SS

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1026492
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14CrGa were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1026492, 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_Mg14CrGa
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.26202577
_cell_length_b   6.26202528
_cell_length_c   10.28696142
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000263
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14CrGa
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Cr1 Ga1'
_cell_volume   349.33926205
_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  0.16704463  0.83352181  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16613912  0.83306906  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.66647819  0.33295537  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66693094  0.33386088  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.66647819  0.83352181  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66693094  0.83306906  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.33134286  0.16865714  0.37442065  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.33134286  0.16865714  0.87557935  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.33134286  0.66268671  0.37442065  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.33134286  0.66268671  0.87557935  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.83731329  0.16865714  0.37442065  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.83731329  0.16865714  0.87557935  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.37464490  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.87535510  1.0
  Cr  Cr14  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.12500000  1.0
  Ga  Ga15  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.62500000  1.0
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