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MP-ID: mp-1026904 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14CuC
MP-ID
mp-1026904
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.0548
g/cm³
Volume
336.05
ų
Cell a
6.3418
Å
Cell b
6.6998
Å
Cell c
9.3146
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
121.89
°
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
9.50 9.3146 27.3 (0,0,1)
15.58 5.6888 5.3 (1,-1,0)
16.46 5.3848 7.2 (1,0,0)
18.27 4.8550 11.1 (1,-1,1)
19.04 4.6619 12.4 (1,0,1)
19.06 4.6573 4.9 (0,0,2)
24.71 3.6037 10.1 (1,-1,2)
25.28 3.5226 3.7 (1,0,2)
28.20 3.1643 1.6 (2,-1,0)
28.20 3.1643 1.6 (1,1,0)
28.75 3.1049 1.9 (0,0,3)
29.82 2.9961 5.6 (2,-1,1)
31.45 2.8444 8.4 (2,-2,0)
31.45 2.8444 8.4 (0,2,0)
32.86 2.7254 6.0 (1,-1,3)
33.28 2.6924 18.9 (2,0,0)
33.31 2.6898 9.6 (1,0,3)
34.26 2.6173 4.9 (2,-1,2)
34.68 2.5865 3.3 (2,0,1)
37.03 2.4275 100.0 (2,-2,2)
38.63 2.3309 23.4 (2,0,2)
38.67 2.3287 17.9 (0,0,4)
39.58 2.2772 5.1 (1,-2,3)
40.71 2.2162 1.6 (2,-1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.19766
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-4.75011
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2141
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.0414
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.00
ų
c/a Ratio
1.4688

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
0.063
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
0.4332
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
13.772%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3237
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.688
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-10.063
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-1026904
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14CuC were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1026904, 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_Mg14CuC
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.34179524
_cell_length_b   6.69980825
_cell_length_c   9.31462377
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   121.88570822
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14CuC
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Cu1 C1'
_cell_volume   336.04738839
_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  0.18365784  0.34182842  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.17897801  0.83948851  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.78972518  0.40698528  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.65411332  0.32795211  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.78972518  0.88273890  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.65411332  0.82616021  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.30395342  0.12476069  0.30521902  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.30395342  0.12476069  0.94478098  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.30395342  0.67919373  0.30521902  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.30395342  0.67919373  0.94478098  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.82592017  0.16296059  0.37573353  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.82592017  0.16296059  0.87426647  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.81708255  0.65854177  0.37673419  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.81708255  0.65854177  0.87326581  1.0
  Cu  Cu14  1  0.15819928  0.32909914  0.12500000  1.0
  C  C15  1  0.08966871  0.79483386  0.12500000  1.0
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