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MP-ID: mp-1045981 · Space group: P-1 (#2)

Basic Information

Formula
MgCuO2
MP-ID
mp-1045981
Elements
3
Sites
16
Density
4.2560
g/cm³
Volume
187.05
ų
Cell a
2.8600
Å
Cell b
8.0737
Å
Cell c
8.3258
Å
α Angle
89.48
°
β Angle
98.99
°
γ Angle
99.87
°
Space Group
P-1
Point Group
-1
Crystal System
Triclinic
Bravais Lattice
aP
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
10.76 8.2221 5.8 (0,0,1)
11.13 7.9529 63.4 (0,1,0)
15.36 5.7692 3.8 (0,1,-1)
15.64 5.6649 3.0 (0,1,1)
21.62 4.1110 9.8 (0,0,2)
22.36 3.9764 13.8 (0,2,0)
24.19 3.6795 11.8 (0,1,-2)
24.56 3.6251 5.0 (0,1,2)
24.69 3.6057 6.7 (0,2,-1)
25.05 3.5544 23.9 (0,2,1)
31.00 2.8846 100.0 (0,2,-2)
32.20 2.7800 1.2 (1,-1,0)
32.30 2.7713 1.7 (1,0,-1)
32.41 2.7628 1.7 (1,-1,-1)
32.67 2.7407 30.1 (0,0,3)
33.81 2.6510 1.2 (0,3,0)
34.82 2.5767 27.1 (0,1,3)
35.39 2.5366 2.5 (0,3,-1)
35.61 2.5209 5.9 (1,-1,1)
35.65 2.5185 24.0 (1,0,1)
35.78 2.5097 21.3 (0,3,1)
36.02 2.4934 3.3 (1,0,-2)
36.04 2.4921 12.3 (1,1,-1)
36.07 2.4902 11.0 (1,-2,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.81684
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.72324
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1737
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.3797
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.69
ų
c/a Ratio
2.9111

Electronic Properties

Metallic
Metal
Band Gap
0
eV
Direct Gap
No
CBM
N/A
eV

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0004
μB
Mag. Ordering
FiM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
O · 0.500
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
2.0665
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
42.644%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.9409
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.250
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-2.500
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1045981
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of MgCuO2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1045981, 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_MgCuO2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   2.86003200
_cell_length_b   8.07373105
_cell_length_c   8.32574607
_cell_angle_alpha   89.48269052
_cell_angle_beta   98.99157193
_cell_angle_gamma   99.87204803
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   MgCuO2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg4 Cu4 O8'
_cell_volume   187.04552640
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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  0.29630800  0.40612100  0.71676200  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.70369200  0.59387900  0.28323800  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.51640700  0.72421200  0.87124000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.48359300  0.27578800  0.12876000  1.0
  Cu  Cu4  1  0.08049800  0.20924500  0.43170500  1.0
  Cu  Cu5  1  0.68914800  0.07817300  0.82268600  1.0
  Cu  Cu6  1  0.31085200  0.92182700  0.17731400  1.0
  Cu  Cu7  1  0.91950200  0.79075500  0.56829500  1.0
  O  O8  1  0.32147700  0.71473100  0.42815200  1.0
  O  O9  1  0.91660700  0.08424000  0.23086900  1.0
  O  O10  1  0.08339300  0.91576000  0.76913100  1.0
  O  O11  1  0.67852300  0.28526900  0.57184800  1.0
  O  O12  1  0.09337800  0.42833100  0.20983200  1.0
  O  O13  1  0.29354900  0.22542200  0.89233300  1.0
  O  O14  1  0.90662200  0.57166900  0.79016800  1.0
  O  O15  1  0.70645100  0.77457800  0.10766700  1.0
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