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MgSi2

传统材料 TRA

MP-ID: mp-1073630 · Space group: P-1 (#2)

Basic Information

Formula
MgSi2
MP-ID
mp-1073630
Elements
2
Sites
24
Density
2.5248
g/cm³
Volume
423.43
ų
Cell a
5.7412
Å
Cell b
7.6094
Å
Cell c
9.9720
Å
α Angle
87.05
°
β Angle
81.80
°
γ Angle
79.20
°
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
8.96 9.8669 10.9 (0,0,1)
11.84 7.4722 1.6 (0,1,0)
15.05 5.8854 1.0 (0,1,-1)
17.98 4.9335 1.3 (0,0,2)
18.01 4.9258 3.6 (1,1,0)
19.01 4.6686 2.0 (1,1,1)
21.52 4.1286 1.2 (1,-1,0)
21.84 4.0698 1.4 (0,1,-2)
22.37 3.9752 3.9 (1,0,2)
22.62 3.9311 2.7 (1,-1,1)
23.72 3.7506 1.0 (1,1,2)
23.82 3.7361 5.8 (0,2,0)
25.27 3.5238 1.0 (0,2,1)
25.66 3.4721 2.7 (1,0,-2)
25.71 3.4650 2.6 (0,2,-1)
27.11 3.2890 1.1 (0,0,3)
29.38 3.0400 2.0 (1,-1,-2)
29.39 3.0389 1.3 (0,1,3)
29.59 3.0189 1.1 (1,0,3)
30.27 2.9525 2.4 (1,2,2)
30.38 2.9427 1.8 (0,2,-2)
32.00 2.7967 3.1 (1,-2,1)
32.06 2.7915 5.5 (2,1,1)
32.09 2.7890 2.8 (2,0,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.22074
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.93963
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.2750
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.9870
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.64
ų
c/a Ratio
1.7369

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0011
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
Si · 0.667
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.667
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.519
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Si · 0.667

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1073630
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of MgSi2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1073630, 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_MgSi2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.74124300
_cell_length_b   7.60943518
_cell_length_c   9.97199747
_cell_angle_alpha   87.05317125
_cell_angle_beta   81.80254471
_cell_angle_gamma   79.19963181
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   MgSi2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg8 Si16'
_cell_volume   423.42665809
_cell_formula_units_Z   8
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  0.72870300  0.04720000  0.69358600  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.27129700  0.95280000  0.30641400  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.21424300  0.57208700  0.03755100  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.49724500  0.30901300  0.23305800  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.13510800  0.05872800  0.86437400  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.86489200  0.94127200  0.13562600  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.50275500  0.69098700  0.76694200  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.78575700  0.42791300  0.96244900  1.0
  Si  Si8  1  0.63877900  0.38902100  0.56419100  1.0
  Si  Si9  1  0.10242600  0.22793900  0.11781900  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.50154000  0.83684900  0.01599500  1.0
  Si  Si11  1  0.72484600  0.07675300  0.41043200  1.0
  Si  Si12  1  0.38549700  0.36405800  0.78816000  1.0
  Si  Si13  1  0.70479100  0.76852700  0.49909600  1.0
  Si  Si14  1  0.27515400  0.92324700  0.58956800  1.0
  Si  Si15  1  0.97539700  0.32546800  0.35271200  1.0
  Si  Si16  1  0.89757400  0.77206100  0.88218100  1.0
  Si  Si17  1  0.29520900  0.23147300  0.50090400  1.0
  Si  Si18  1  0.02460300  0.67453200  0.64728800  1.0
  Si  Si19  1  0.61450300  0.63594200  0.21184000  1.0
  Si  Si20  1  0.00731000  0.35573800  0.69144400  1.0
  Si  Si21  1  0.49846000  0.16315100  0.98400500  1.0
  Si  Si22  1  0.99269000  0.64426200  0.30855600  1.0
  Si  Si23  1  0.36122100  0.61097900  0.43580900  1.0
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