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MP-ID: mp-1028369 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg14NiC
MP-ID
mp-1028369
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
2.0512
g/cm³
Volume
332.70
ų
Cell a
6.2362
Å
Cell b
7.0057
Å
Cell c
9.2044
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
124.17
°
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
9.61 9.2044 29.3 (0,0,1)
15.29 5.7961 6.6 (1,-1,0)
17.19 5.1595 4.1 (1,0,0)
18.09 4.9047 8.7 (1,-1,1)
19.29 4.6022 5.6 (0,0,2)
19.73 4.5007 14.2 (1,0,1)
24.70 3.6042 5.2 (1,-1,2)
25.43 3.5028 1.2 (1,-2,0)
25.94 3.4345 5.0 (1,0,2)
29.10 3.0681 2.4 (0,0,3)
30.54 2.9273 2.5 (2,-1,1)
30.54 2.9273 2.5 (1,1,1)
30.85 2.8981 4.2 (2,-2,0)
30.85 2.8981 4.2 (0,2,0)
33.03 2.7117 7.8 (1,-1,3)
34.00 2.6371 6.9 (1,0,3)
34.78 2.5798 21.6 (2,0,0)
35.00 2.5640 17.0 (2,-1,2)
36.16 2.4840 4.1 (2,0,1)
36.64 2.4524 100.0 (2,-2,2)
39.03 2.3080 4.3 (1,-2,3)
39.15 2.3011 15.3 (0,0,4)
39.57 2.2776 8.6 (2,-3,0)
40.07 2.2503 9.6 (2,0,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.19580
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.16906
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2245
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.1691
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.79
ų
c/a Ratio
1.4760

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
0.063
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
0.3459
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
14.001%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3246
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.625
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-12.859
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-1028369
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg14NiC were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1028369, 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_Mg14NiC
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.23623079
_cell_length_b   7.00568420
_cell_length_c   9.20442543
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   124.17291008
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg14NiC
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg14 Ni1 C1'
_cell_volume   332.70299972
_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  0.22145705  0.36072803  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16316767  0.83158333  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.80943859  0.43060770  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.67171002  0.30453333  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.80943859  0.87882989  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.67171002  0.86717569  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.29533938  0.10595502  0.29942016  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.29533938  0.10595502  0.95057984  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.29533938  0.68938536  0.29942016  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.29533938  0.68938536  0.95057984  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.85253221  0.17626660  0.36176512  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.85253221  0.17626660  0.88823488  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.73152885  0.61576492  0.38698158  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.73152885  0.61576492  0.86301842  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.18239638  0.34119769  0.12500000  1.0
  C  C15  1  0.12120206  0.81060053  0.12500000  1.0
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