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MP-ID: mp-1027942 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14ZrCu
MP-ID
mp-1027942
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.3575
g/cm³
Volume
348.69
ų
Cell a
6.3732
Å
Cell b
6.2440
Å
Cell c
10.0510
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
119.33
°
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
8.80 10.0510 56.5 (0,0,1)
15.95 5.5561 14.9 (1,0,0)
16.28 5.4435 1.6 (1,-1,0)
17.65 5.0255 11.0 (0,0,2)
18.24 4.8626 19.1 (1,0,1)
18.54 4.7866 1.6 (1,-1,1)
23.87 3.7271 8.6 (1,0,2)
24.10 3.6925 1.3 (1,-1,2)
26.61 3.3504 2.0 (0,0,3)
28.59 3.1220 3.3 (1,-2,0)
29.41 3.0368 2.0 (2,-1,1)
29.97 2.9815 6.0 (1,-2,1)
31.17 2.8691 5.1 (1,0,3)
31.35 2.8532 2.4 (1,-1,3)
32.22 2.7780 11.8 (2,0,0)
32.91 2.7218 30.8 (2,-2,0)
33.30 2.6906 1.5 (2,-1,2)
33.47 2.6777 3.2 (2,0,1)
33.80 2.6519 4.4 (1,-2,2)
34.13 2.6271 3.7 (2,-2,1)
34.13 2.6271 3.7 (0,2,1)
35.73 2.5128 38.6 (0,0,4)
36.97 2.4313 56.3 (2,0,2)
37.58 2.3933 100.0 (2,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.06180
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.15529
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0836
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.1553
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.79
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5771

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
1.0238
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
4.903%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1426
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.688
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-3.859
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-1027942
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14ZrCu were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1027942, 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_Mg14ZrCu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.37314513
_cell_length_b   6.24399449
_cell_length_c   10.05103901
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.33188428
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14ZrCu
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Zr1 Cu1'
_cell_volume   348.69245500
_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  0.17187400  0.33593650  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16631511  0.83315706  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.64167274  0.30769609  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66644051  0.33791976  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.64167274  0.83397565  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66644051  0.82851975  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.33163885  0.16459787  0.36741769  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.33163885  0.16459787  0.88258231  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.33163885  0.66704198  0.36741769  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.33163885  0.66704198  0.88258231  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.83943968  0.16972034  0.37860179  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.83943968  0.16972034  0.87139821  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.85201521  0.67600810  0.35284379  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.85201521  0.67600810  0.89715621  1.0
  Zr  Zr14  1  0.14455903  0.32227901  0.12500000  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.19156018  0.84577959  0.12500000  1.0
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