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MP-ID: mp-1028130 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
YMg14Cu
MP-ID
mp-1028130
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.2555
g/cm³
Volume
362.75
ų
Cell a
6.4778
Å
Cell b
6.2308
Å
Cell c
10.2507
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
118.75
°
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
8.63 10.2507 52.7 (0,0,1)
15.60 5.6795 14.2 (1,0,0)
16.23 5.4629 1.8 (1,-1,0)
17.30 5.1254 11.5 (0,0,2)
17.85 4.9679 18.7 (1,0,1)
18.40 4.8210 1.5 (1,-1,1)
23.38 3.8050 9.2 (1,0,2)
23.81 3.7378 1.5 (1,-1,2)
26.08 3.4169 3.0 (0,0,3)
27.57 3.2357 1.1 (2,-1,0)
28.65 3.1154 3.3 (1,-2,0)
28.94 3.0856 3.7 (2,-1,1)
29.98 2.9808 6.4 (1,-2,1)
30.53 2.9279 5.9 (1,0,3)
30.87 2.8969 3.8 (1,-1,3)
31.50 2.8397 9.9 (2,0,0)
32.72 2.7367 2.8 (2,0,1)
32.73 2.7361 3.5 (2,-1,2)
32.79 2.7314 16.7 (2,-2,0)
32.79 2.7314 16.7 (0,2,0)
33.67 2.6622 4.5 (1,-2,2)
33.97 2.6393 7.4 (2,-2,1)
35.01 2.5627 41.4 (0,0,4)
36.16 2.4840 60.7 (2,0,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.03719
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.05249
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0777
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.0525
eV/atom
Volume/atom
22.67
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5824

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
0.6420
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
5.905%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1459
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.625
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-6.031
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-1028130
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of YMg14Cu were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1028130, 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_YMg14Cu
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.47779629
_cell_length_b   6.23076834
_cell_length_c   10.25069512
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   118.74634242
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   YMg14Cu
_chemical_formula_sum   'Y1 Mg14 Cu1'
_cell_volume   362.74520209
_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
  Y  Y0  1  0.13196636  0.31598268  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16903387  0.33451643  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.16219342  0.83109621  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.62839401  0.30280052  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.66546764  0.33715945  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.62839401  0.82559250  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.66546764  0.82830719  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.33912756  0.16868899  0.37504903  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.33912756  0.16868899  0.87495097  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.33912756  0.67043956  0.37504903  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.33912756  0.67043956  0.87495097  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.83278097  0.16639099  0.38431996  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83278097  0.16639099  0.86568004  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.86086120  0.68043110  0.34857025  1.0
  Mg  Mg14  1  0.86086120  0.68043110  0.90142975  1.0
  Cu  Cu15  1  0.20528847  0.85264373  0.12500000  1.0
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