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MP-ID: mp-1028357 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14NiSb
MP-ID
mp-1028357
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.4785
g/cm³
Volume
348.87
ų
Cell a
6.2470
Å
Cell b
6.3015
Å
Cell c
10.2636
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.29
°
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
8.62 10.2636 70.5 (0,0,1)
16.29 5.4413 4.2 (1,-1,0)
16.43 5.3942 16.5 (1,0,0)
17.28 5.1318 14.1 (0,0,2)
18.46 4.8075 3.6 (1,-1,1)
18.46 4.8075 3.6 (0,1,1)
18.58 4.7749 24.6 (1,0,1)
23.83 3.7333 5.4 (1,-1,2)
23.93 3.7180 12.1 (1,0,2)
26.05 3.4212 3.3 (0,0,3)
28.33 3.1507 4.3 (1,-2,0)
28.58 3.1233 1.4 (2,-1,0)
29.66 3.0120 6.8 (1,-2,1)
29.90 2.9880 2.9 (2,-1,1)
30.87 2.8963 3.2 (1,-1,3)
30.95 2.8891 5.9 (1,0,3)
32.92 2.7206 28.0 (2,-2,0)
33.22 2.6971 13.4 (2,0,0)
33.37 2.6851 5.4 (1,-2,2)
33.59 2.6680 1.9 (2,-1,2)
34.09 2.6298 9.7 (2,-2,1)
34.38 2.6085 4.7 (2,0,1)
34.97 2.5659 39.0 (0,0,4)
37.41 2.4037 100.0 (2,-2,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.00134
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.04464
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0969
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.0326
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.80
ų
c/a Ratio
1.6430

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
0.3466
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
5.876%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2230
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.688
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-10.807
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-1028357
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14NiSb were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1028357, 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_Mg14NiSb
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.24696543
_cell_length_b   6.30145820
_cell_length_c   10.26358269
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.28898437
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14NiSb
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Ni1 Sb1'
_cell_volume   348.87330153
_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  0.16842530  0.33421215  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16927639  0.83463769  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.67287699  0.33734136  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.66504229  0.33111922  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.67287699  0.83553463  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.66504229  0.83392207  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.32899111  0.17319037  0.36313015  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.32899111  0.17319037  0.88686985  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.32899111  0.65580174  0.36313015  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.32899111  0.65580174  0.88686985  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.84181802  0.17090951  0.36547161  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.84181802  0.17090951  0.88452839  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.83087551  0.66543825  0.38006043  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.83087551  0.66543825  0.86993957  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.16437290  0.33218595  0.12500000  1.0
  Sb  Sb15  1  0.16073537  0.83036719  0.12500000  1.0
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