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MP-ID: mp-1027829 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14CuSn
MP-ID
mp-1027829
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.4677
g/cm³
Volume
351.61
ų
Cell a
6.2540
Å
Cell b
6.2931
Å
Cell c
10.3375
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.21
°
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
8.55 10.3375 64.0 (0,0,1)
16.30 5.4386 3.8 (1,-1,0)
16.40 5.4048 16.0 (1,0,0)
17.16 5.1688 13.9 (0,0,2)
18.43 4.8131 3.1 (1,-1,1)
18.43 4.8131 3.1 (0,1,1)
18.52 4.7897 23.9 (1,0,1)
23.75 3.7466 4.0 (1,-1,2)
23.82 3.7355 12.6 (1,0,2)
25.86 3.4459 4.5 (0,0,3)
28.36 3.1466 4.3 (1,-2,0)
28.55 3.1269 1.2 (2,-1,0)
29.68 3.0102 7.4 (1,-2,1)
29.85 2.9930 2.2 (2,-1,1)
30.72 2.9108 2.2 (1,-1,3)
30.77 2.9056 6.6 (1,0,3)
32.94 2.7193 27.7 (2,-2,0)
33.15 2.7024 13.5 (2,0,0)
33.34 2.6877 5.7 (1,-2,2)
33.49 2.6755 1.6 (2,-1,2)
34.09 2.6298 10.5 (2,-2,1)
34.30 2.6146 5.2 (2,0,1)
34.71 2.5844 40.0 (0,0,4)
37.37 2.4066 100.0 (2,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.01653
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.91693
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0664
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.9169
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.98
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6529

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
0.6125
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
5.021%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2053
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.688
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.813
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-1027829
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14CuSn were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1027829, 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_Mg14CuSn
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.25403740
_cell_length_b   6.29311355
_cell_length_c   10.33754295
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.20690836
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14CuSn
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Cu1 Sn1'
_cell_volume   351.61285052
_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  0.16784032  0.33391966  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16781617  0.83390759  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.66811279  0.33461511  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66582377  0.33268535  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.66811279  0.83349668  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66582377  0.83313742  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.33072278  0.16955167  0.37007841  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.33072278  0.16955167  0.87992159  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.33072278  0.66117212  0.37007841  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.33072278  0.66117212  0.87992159  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.83816802  0.16908451  0.37083208  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.83816802  0.16908451  0.87916792  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83288666  0.66644383  0.37740107  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83288666  0.66644383  0.87259893  1.0
  Cu  Cu14  1  0.16691970  0.33345935  0.12500000  1.0
  Sn  Sn15  1  0.16455020  0.83227460  0.12500000  1.0
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