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MP-ID: mp-1027869 · Space group: P-6m2 (#187)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14FeCu
MP-ID
mp-1027869
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.2966
g/cm³
Volume
332.36
ų
Cell a
6.2546
Å
Cell b
6.2546
Å
Cell c
9.8103
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
16.36 5.4166 16.8 (1,0,-1,0)
18.08 4.9051 3.6 (0,0,0,2)
24.48 3.6359 8.3 (1,0,-1,2)
28.54 3.1273 3.7 (2,-1,-1,0)
33.08 2.7083 26.2 (2,0,-2,0)
34.00 2.6370 4.4 (2,-1,-1,2)
36.64 2.4526 24.5 (0,0,0,4)
37.95 2.3709 100.0 (2,0,-2,2)
40.37 2.2342 3.4 (1,0,-1,4)
44.24 2.0473 1.3 (3,-1,-2,0)
47.09 1.9299 1.8 (2,-1,-1,4)
48.16 1.8893 4.9 (3,-1,-2,2)
50.18 1.8179 10.2 (2,0,-2,4)
50.18 1.8179 5.1 (0,2,-2,4)
54.13 1.6944 1.3 (3,0,-3,2)
59.08 1.5636 16.7 (4,-2,-2,0)
66.84 1.3997 11.5 (2,0,-2,6)
66.84 1.3997 5.7 (0,2,-2,6)
69.40 1.3542 1.8 (4,0,-4,0)
71.56 1.3185 18.1 (4,-2,-2,4)
72.40 1.3053 8.7 (4,0,-4,2)
72.40 1.3053 4.4 (0,4,-4,2)
74.23 1.2776 1.2 (3,-1,-2,6)
77.90 1.2263 2.4 (0,0,0,8)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.11491
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.09733
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1334
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.0973
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.77
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5685

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
2.7488
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.008270
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
3.4927
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.005%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1840
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.938
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-1.109
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-1027869
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14FeCu were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1027869, 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_Mg14FeCu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.25456679
_cell_length_b   6.25456630
_cell_length_c   9.81025013
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000252
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14FeCu
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Fe1 Cu1'
_cell_volume   332.35723444
_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  0.16712849  0.83356375  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16459728  0.83229814  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.66643625  0.33287151  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66770186  0.33540272  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.66643625  0.83356375  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66770186  0.83229814  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.32544299  0.17455701  0.37439173  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.32544299  0.17455701  0.87560827  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.32544299  0.65088699  0.37439173  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.32544299  0.65088699  0.87560827  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.84911301  0.17455701  0.37439173  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.84911301  0.17455701  0.87560827  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.37458222  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83333300  0.66666700  0.87541778  1.0
  Fe  Fe14  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.12500000  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.16666700  0.33333300  0.62500000  1.0
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