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MP-ID: mp-1027778 · Space group: P-6m2 (#187)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14CdFe
MP-ID
mp-1027778
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.4876
g/cm³
Volume
339.45
ų
Cell a
6.2885
Å
Cell b
6.2885
Å
Cell c
9.9118
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
8.92 9.9118 4.0 (0,0,0,1)
16.28 5.4460 32.2 (1,0,-1,0)
17.90 4.9559 7.8 (0,0,0,2)
18.59 4.7730 7.4 (1,0,-1,1)
24.28 3.6654 19.4 (1,0,-1,2)
26.99 3.3039 1.4 (0,0,0,3)
28.39 3.1442 7.6 (2,-1,-1,0)
29.81 2.9971 3.1 (2,-1,-1,1)
31.68 2.8248 3.2 (1,0,-1,3)
32.89 2.7230 28.0 (2,0,-2,0)
33.76 2.6550 3.1 (2,-1,-1,2)
33.76 2.6550 6.2 (1,1,-2,2)
34.15 2.6257 2.3 (2,0,-2,1)
36.25 2.4780 24.0 (0,0,0,4)
37.69 2.3865 100.0 (2,0,-2,2)
39.97 2.2555 6.6 (1,0,-1,4)
43.99 2.0584 1.1 (3,-1,-2,0)
43.99 2.0584 2.2 (2,1,-3,0)
44.98 2.0154 1.7 (3,-1,-2,1)
46.67 1.9462 3.9 (2,-1,-1,4)
47.85 1.9009 5.9 (3,-1,-2,2)
47.85 1.9009 2.9 (1,2,-3,2)
49.75 1.8327 16.6 (2,0,-2,4)
50.26 1.8153 1.0 (3,0,-3,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.12017
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.89587
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1329
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.8959
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.22
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5762

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0260
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.000080
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
1.2798
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
5.322%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1509
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.000
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-2.884
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-1027778
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14CdFe were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1027778, 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_Mg14CdFe
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.28847467
_cell_length_b   6.28847417
_cell_length_c   9.91182442
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000258
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14CdFe
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Cd1 Fe1'
_cell_volume   339.44922222
_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  0.16394398  0.83197149  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16910414  0.83455157  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.66802851  0.33605602  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66544843  0.33089586  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.66802851  0.83197149  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66544843  0.83455157  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.32596482  0.17403518  0.36323580  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.32596482  0.17403518  0.88676420  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.32596482  0.65193064  0.36323580  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.32596482  0.65193064  0.88676420  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.84806936  0.17403518  0.36323580  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.84806936  0.17403518  0.88676420  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.37732630  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.87267370  1.0
  Cd  Cd14  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.62500000  1.0
  Fe  Fe15  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.12500000  1.0
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