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MP-ID: mp-1026868 · Space group: P-6m2 (#187)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14CrCu
MP-ID
mp-1026868
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.2344
g/cm³
Volume
338.74
ų
Cell a
6.2744
Å
Cell b
6.2744
Å
Cell c
9.9355
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
16.31 5.4338 14.2 (1,0,-1,0)
17.86 4.9677 3.2 (0,0,0,2)
24.28 3.6664 7.9 (1,0,-1,2)
28.45 3.1372 3.2 (2,-1,-1,0)
32.97 2.7169 25.9 (2,0,-2,0)
33.79 2.6526 1.3 (2,-1,-1,2)
33.79 2.6526 2.6 (1,1,-2,2)
36.16 2.4839 25.0 (0,0,0,4)
37.74 2.3837 100.0 (2,0,-2,2)
39.91 2.2590 2.9 (1,0,-1,4)
44.09 2.0538 1.2 (3,-1,-2,0)
46.64 1.9474 1.5 (2,-1,-1,4)
47.93 1.8980 2.6 (3,-1,-2,2)
47.93 1.8980 1.3 (1,2,-3,2)
49.74 1.8332 15.3 (2,0,-2,4)
53.88 1.7017 1.0 (3,0,-3,2)
58.87 1.5686 16.7 (4,-2,-2,0)
66.08 1.4140 17.4 (2,0,-2,6)
69.15 1.3585 1.8 (4,0,-4,0)
71.08 1.3263 6.1 (4,-2,-2,4)
71.08 1.3263 12.1 (2,2,-4,4)
72.08 1.3103 8.7 (4,0,-4,2)
72.08 1.3103 4.4 (0,4,-4,2)
76.74 1.2419 2.4 (0,0,0,8)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.11403
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.17215
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1325
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.1722
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.17
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5835

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
3.7284
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.011010
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
0.9331
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
6.784%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1611
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.813
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-4.248
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-1026868
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14CrCu were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1026868, 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_Mg14CrCu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.27442625
_cell_length_b   6.27442576
_cell_length_c   9.93544623
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000263
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14CrCu
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Cr1 Cu1'
_cell_volume   338.73962438
_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  0.16527244  0.83263572  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16884170  0.83442035  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.66736428  0.33472756  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66557965  0.33115830  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.66736428  0.83263572  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66557965  0.83442035  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.32749808  0.17250192  0.37173710  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.32749808  0.17250192  0.87826290  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.32749808  0.65499716  0.37173710  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.32749808  0.65499716  0.87826290  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.84500284  0.17250192  0.37173710  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.84500284  0.17250192  0.87826290  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.37495675  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.87504325  1.0
  Cr  Cr14  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.62500000  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.12500000  1.0
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