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MP-ID: mp-1027786 · Space group: P-6m2 (#187)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14FeSb
MP-ID
mp-1027786
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.4591
g/cm³
Volume
349.70
ų
Cell a
6.2747
Å
Cell b
6.2747
Å
Cell c
10.2563
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
8.62 10.2563 5.0 (0,0,0,1)
16.31 5.4340 31.8 (1,0,-1,0)
17.29 5.1282 8.9 (0,0,0,2)
18.48 4.8017 9.2 (1,0,-1,1)
23.86 3.7296 22.8 (1,0,-1,2)
26.06 3.4188 2.0 (0,0,0,3)
28.45 3.1373 7.9 (2,-1,-1,0)
29.78 3.0001 3.6 (2,-1,-1,1)
30.90 2.8937 3.6 (1,0,-1,3)
32.97 2.7170 27.6 (2,0,-2,0)
33.48 2.6762 10.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
34.14 2.6264 2.8 (2,0,-2,1)
34.99 2.5641 25.8 (0,0,0,4)
37.46 2.4009 100.0 (2,0,-2,2)
38.84 2.3189 4.7 (1,0,-1,4)
38.84 2.3189 2.3 (0,1,-1,4)
38.96 2.3115 1.0 (2,-1,-1,3)
44.09 2.0539 4.0 (3,-1,-2,0)
45.01 2.0139 1.4 (3,-1,-2,1)
45.70 1.9854 4.4 (2,-1,-1,4)
47.70 1.9066 5.6 (3,-1,-2,2)
47.70 1.9066 2.8 (1,2,-3,2)
48.84 1.8648 17.5 (2,0,-2,4)
50.38 1.8113 1.0 (3,0,-3,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.05487
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.15923
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1218
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.1472
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.86
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6346

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
2.1265
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.006080
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
0.6973
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
5.589%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2120
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.563
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.400
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-1027786
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14FeSb were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1027786, 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_Mg14FeSb
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.27465203
_cell_length_b   6.27465154
_cell_length_c   10.25632039
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000263
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14FeSb
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Fe1 Sb1'
_cell_volume   349.70469103
_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  0.16450126  0.83225013  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16537028  0.83268464  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.66774987  0.33549874  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66731536  0.33462972  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.66774987  0.83225013  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66731536  0.83268464  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.32936506  0.17063494  0.36186279  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.32936506  0.17063494  0.88813721  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.32936506  0.65873112  0.36186279  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.32936506  0.65873112  0.88813721  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.84126888  0.17063494  0.36186279  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.84126888  0.17063494  0.88813721  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.37395628  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.87604372  1.0
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.12500000  1.0
  Sb  Sb15  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.62500000  1.0
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