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MP-ID: mp-1027800 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14CdFe
MP-ID
mp-1027800
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.4941
g/cm³
Volume
338.57
ų
Cell a
6.2737
Å
Cell b
6.3019
Å
Cell c
9.9033
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.15
°
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
8.93 9.9033 63.3 (0,0,1)
16.27 5.4494 4.0 (1,-1,0)
16.34 5.4250 16.1 (1,0,0)
17.91 4.9516 11.8 (0,0,2)
18.58 4.7743 7.3 (1,-1,1)
18.65 4.7579 22.3 (1,0,1)
24.29 3.6647 5.8 (1,-1,2)
24.34 3.6573 9.7 (1,0,2)
27.01 3.3011 1.9 (0,0,3)
28.32 3.1510 3.8 (1,-2,0)
28.45 3.1368 1.5 (2,-1,0)
29.75 3.0026 5.9 (1,-2,1)
29.88 2.9904 3.1 (2,-1,1)
31.69 2.8235 3.2 (1,-1,3)
31.73 2.8200 4.7 (1,0,3)
32.87 2.7247 14.0 (2,-2,0)
32.87 2.7247 14.0 (0,2,0)
33.02 2.7125 14.0 (2,0,0)
33.72 2.6584 4.6 (1,-2,2)
33.83 2.6499 2.0 (2,-1,2)
34.13 2.6271 8.3 (2,-2,1)
34.28 2.6162 4.1 (2,0,1)
36.28 2.4758 35.5 (0,0,4)
37.68 2.3872 100.0 (2,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.12628
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.88976
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1390
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.8898
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.16
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5785

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0036
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
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-1027800
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14CdFe were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1027800, 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   6.27371744
_cell_length_b   6.30192667
_cell_length_c   9.90325201
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.14885718
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14CdFe
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Cd1 Fe1'
_cell_volume   338.57381882
_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  0.16781299  0.33390599  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.17105264  0.83552582  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.67224672  0.33713892  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66484275  0.32967015  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.67224672  0.83510680  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66484275  0.83517159  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.32474134  0.17317816  0.35888253  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.32474134  0.17317816  0.89111747  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.32474134  0.65156418  0.35888253  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.32474134  0.65156418  0.89111747  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.84700621  0.17350360  0.36339442  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.84700621  0.17350360  0.88660558  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83282958  0.66641529  0.37730141  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83282958  0.66641529  0.87269859  1.0
  Cd  Cd14  1  0.16253414  0.83126657  0.12500000  1.0
  Fe  Fe15  1  0.16578436  0.33289168  0.12500000  1.0
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