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MP-ID: mp-1028396 · Space group: Amm2 (#38)

Basic Information

Formula
KMg14Ni
MP-ID
mp-1028396
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
1.9576
g/cm³
Volume
371.58
ų
Cell a
6.4976
Å
Cell b
6.3473
Å
Cell c
10.3253
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
119.24
°
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
8.56 10.3253 15.9 (0,0,1)
15.63 5.6698 5.3 (1,0,0)
16.00 5.5386 4.4 (1,-1,0)
17.18 5.1626 4.2 (0,0,2)
17.85 4.9698 6.4 (1,0,1)
18.18 4.8808 4.4 (1,-1,1)
23.30 3.8173 3.2 (1,0,2)
25.89 3.4418 1.3 (0,0,3)
27.46 3.2476 1.2 (2,-1,0)
28.12 3.1736 1.1 (1,-2,0)
28.82 3.0980 2.5 (2,-1,1)
29.44 3.0336 2.2 (1,-2,1)
30.38 2.9421 2.6 (1,0,3)
30.58 2.9233 4.2 (1,-1,3)
31.56 2.8349 9.9 (2,0,0)
32.33 2.7693 28.7 (2,-2,0)
32.57 2.7490 1.5 (2,-1,2)
32.57 2.7490 1.5 (1,1,2)
33.13 2.7036 1.6 (1,-2,2)
33.50 2.6748 2.0 (2,-2,1)
34.75 2.5813 39.6 (0,0,4)
36.15 2.4849 52.4 (2,0,2)
36.83 2.4404 100.0 (2,-2,2)
38.10 2.3621 3.9 (2,-1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.15419
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.70444
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1829
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.7044
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.22
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5891

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
0.8249
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
10.792%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1935
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.438
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-4.375
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-1028396
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of KMg14Ni were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1028396, 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_KMg14Ni
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.49759748
_cell_length_b   6.34725170
_cell_length_c   10.32528784
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.23749123
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   KMg14Ni
_chemical_formula_sum   'K1 Mg14 Ni1'
_cell_volume   371.58418801
_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
  K  K0  1  0.12660415  0.81330158  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.16466165  0.33233033  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.17299701  0.83649800  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.62155112  0.32109486  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.66563831  0.32641985  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.62155112  0.80045526  0.12500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.66563831  0.83921746  0.62500000  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.34016897  0.17930424  0.37816574  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.34016897  0.17930424  0.87183426  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.34016897  0.66086573  0.37816574  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.34016897  0.66086573  0.87183426  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.85956058  0.17978079  0.34668078  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.85956058  0.17978079  0.90331922  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.82845934  0.66423017  0.39501826  1.0
  Mg  Mg14  1  0.82845934  0.66423017  0.85498174  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.22464260  0.36232080  0.12500000  1.0
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