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MgSn2

传统材料 TRA

MP-ID: mp-1094223 · Space group: P-62m (#189)

Basic Information

Formula
MgSn2
MP-ID
mp-1094223
Elements
2
Sites
6
Density
5.7913
g/cm³
Volume
150.09
ų
Cell a
5.6564
Å
Cell b
5.6564
Å
Cell c
5.4168
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P-62m
Point Group
-6m2
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
0.7405

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
16.36 5.4168 26.6 (0,0,0,1)
18.11 4.8986 7.1 (1,0,-1,0)
18.11 4.8986 3.6 (1,-1,0,0)
24.50 3.6332 22.1 (1,0,-1,1)
31.64 2.8282 15.2 (1,1,-2,0)
31.64 2.8282 30.4 (2,-1,-1,0)
33.07 2.7084 39.9 (0,0,0,2)
35.82 2.5070 50.0 (1,1,-2,1)
35.82 2.5070 100.0 (2,-1,-1,1)
36.69 2.4493 3.7 (2,0,-2,0)
36.69 2.4493 1.8 (2,-2,0,0)
37.96 2.3702 2.4 (1,0,-1,2)
37.96 2.3702 1.2 (1,-1,0,2)
40.42 2.2317 1.1 (2,0,-2,1)
46.42 1.9561 10.8 (1,1,-2,2)
46.42 1.9561 21.5 (2,-1,-1,2)
49.21 1.8515 2.3 (3,-1,-2,0)
49.21 1.8515 1.2 (3,-2,-1,0)
50.22 1.8166 3.1 (2,0,-2,2)
50.22 1.8166 1.5 (2,-2,0,2)
50.55 1.8056 1.6 (0,0,0,3)
52.21 1.7520 3.2 (3,-1,-2,1)
52.21 1.7520 1.6 (3,-2,-1,1)
54.14 1.6942 2.7 (1,0,-1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.00722
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.22376
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0763
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-17.8098
eV/atom
Volume/atom
25.01
ų
c/a Ratio
0.9576

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
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
Sn · 0.667
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.817
Family
Binary Alloy
Matrix Element
Sn · 0.667

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1094223
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of MgSn2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1094223, 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_MgSn2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.65636681
_cell_length_b   5.65636681
_cell_length_c   5.41677560
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99998893
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   MgSn2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg2 Sn4'
_cell_volume   150.08823683
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn2  1  0.65343058  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn3  1  0.34656942  0.34656942  0.00000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn4  1  0.00000000  0.65343058  -0.00000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
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