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MP-ID: mp-1026876 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14CdCu
MP-ID
mp-1026876
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.4627
g/cm³
Volume
348.09
ų
Cell a
6.3143
Å
Cell b
6.3320
Å
Cell c
10.0624
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.09
°
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
8.79 10.0624 65.1 (0,0,1)
16.18 5.4785 3.0 (1,-1,0)
16.22 5.4632 16.4 (1,0,0)
17.63 5.0312 12.9 (0,0,2)
18.44 4.8116 5.1 (1,-1,1)
18.48 4.8012 23.9 (1,0,1)
24.01 3.7057 3.5 (1,-1,2)
24.05 3.7009 11.5 (1,0,2)
26.58 3.3541 2.8 (0,0,3)
28.19 3.1660 4.2 (1,-2,0)
29.58 3.0200 6.7 (1,-2,1)
31.27 2.8606 1.9 (1,-1,3)
31.29 2.8584 5.6 (1,0,3)
32.69 2.7393 28.2 (2,-2,0)
32.79 2.7316 13.9 (2,0,0)
33.44 2.6796 5.2 (1,-2,2)
33.51 2.6742 1.3 (2,-1,2)
33.92 2.6431 9.5 (2,-2,1)
34.01 2.6362 4.7 (2,0,1)
35.69 2.5156 36.7 (0,0,4)
37.38 2.4058 100.0 (2,-2,2)
37.46 2.4006 49.7 (2,0,2)
39.13 2.3023 4.4 (1,-2,3)
39.44 2.2850 3.5 (1,0,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.03193
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.71093
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0631
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.7109
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.76
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5936

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
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 · 0.875
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
0.5746
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
5.021%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1646
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.188
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-6.234
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-1026876
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14CdCu were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1026876, 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_Mg14CdCu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.31425202
_cell_length_b   6.33200746
_cell_length_c   10.06235057
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.09306793
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14CdCu
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Cd1 Cu1'
_cell_volume   348.08503571
_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  0.16782683  0.33391292  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16974129  0.83487015  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.67328941  0.33758044  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66565467  0.33134729  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.67328941  0.83570796  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66565467  0.83430639  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.32787151  0.16955864  0.36214196  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.32787151  0.16955864  0.88785804  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.32787151  0.65831387  0.36214196  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.32787151  0.65831387  0.88785804  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.84038779  0.17019439  0.36788379  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.84038779  0.17019439  0.88211621  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83313714  0.66656907  0.37535014  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83313714  0.66656907  0.87464986  1.0
  Cd  Cd14  1  0.16093270  0.83046585  0.12500000  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.16507512  0.33253706  0.12500000  1.0
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