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MP-ID: mp-1028350 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14CdNi
MP-ID
mp-1028350
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.4936
g/cm³
Volume
340.54
ų
Cell a
6.3028
Å
Cell b
6.3188
Å
Cell c
9.8818
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.08
°
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
8.95 9.8818 64.2 (0,0,1)
16.21 5.4676 3.3 (1,-1,0)
16.25 5.4538 16.8 (1,0,0)
17.95 4.9409 12.4 (0,0,2)
18.55 4.7841 5.8 (1,-1,1)
18.58 4.7748 23.6 (1,0,1)
24.28 3.6658 2.2 (1,-1,2)
24.28 3.6658 2.2 (0,1,2)
24.31 3.6617 10.6 (1,0,2)
27.07 3.2939 2.3 (0,0,3)
28.25 3.1594 4.1 (1,-2,0)
28.32 3.1514 1.1 (2,-1,0)
29.69 3.0093 6.4 (1,-2,1)
29.76 3.0024 1.2 (2,-1,1)
29.76 3.0024 1.2 (1,1,1)
31.71 2.8215 2.4 (1,-1,3)
31.74 2.8196 5.1 (1,0,3)
32.76 2.7338 28.5 (2,-2,0)
32.84 2.7269 14.0 (2,0,0)
33.67 2.6617 4.9 (1,-2,2)
33.73 2.6570 1.6 (2,-1,2)
34.03 2.6348 9.1 (2,-2,1)
34.11 2.6286 4.5 (2,0,1)
36.37 2.4704 35.3 (0,0,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.03632
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.81160
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0777
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.8116
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.28
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5678

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
0.4407
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
5.624%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1667
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.125
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-8.330
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-1028350
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14CdNi were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1028350, 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_Mg14CdNi
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.30281291
_cell_length_b   6.31878499
_cell_length_c   9.88175854
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.08386864
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14CdNi
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Cd1 Ni1'
_cell_volume   340.53771163
_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  0.16761549  0.33380724  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.17021281  0.83510590  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.67314498  0.33832489  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66509886  0.33047948  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.67314498  0.83481909  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66509886  0.83461838  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.32593475  0.17185352  0.36016838  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.32593475  0.17185352  0.88983162  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.32593475  0.65408223  0.36016838  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.32593475  0.65408223  0.88983162  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.84481869  0.17240985  0.36526349  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.84481869  0.17240985  0.88473651  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83331230  0.66665665  0.37728090  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83331230  0.66665665  0.87271910  1.0
  Cd  Cd14  1  0.16108190  0.83054045  0.12500000  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.16460115  0.33230007  0.12500000  1.0
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