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MgSn2

传统材料 TRA

MP-ID: mp-1094241 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
MgSn2
MP-ID
mp-1094241
Elements
2
Sites
6
Density
5.7514
g/cm³
Volume
151.13
ų
Cell a
3.3420
Å
Cell b
3.3420
Å
Cell c
15.6245
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3/mmc
Point Group
6/mmm
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
11.33 7.8123 25.3 (0,0,0,2)
22.77 3.9061 16.2 (0,0,0,4)
30.90 2.8943 8.1 (1,-1,0,0)
30.90 2.8943 16.2 (1,0,-1,0)
31.43 2.8458 21.2 (1,0,-1,1)
33.00 2.7140 1.1 (1,-1,0,2)
33.00 2.7140 2.2 (1,0,-1,2)
34.44 2.6041 22.9 (0,0,0,6)
35.48 2.5299 100.0 (1,0,-1,3)
38.72 2.3255 6.4 (1,0,-1,4)
42.58 2.1234 1.9 (1,0,-1,5)
46.94 1.9359 4.9 (1,-1,0,6)
46.94 1.9359 9.7 (1,0,-1,6)
51.72 1.7675 11.9 (1,0,-1,7)
54.95 1.6710 13.2 (2,-1,-1,0)
54.95 1.6710 6.6 (1,1,-2,0)
56.30 1.6340 2.1 (2,-1,-1,2)
56.30 1.6340 1.0 (1,1,-2,2)
59.13 1.5625 2.3 (0,0,0,10)
60.24 1.5363 7.4 (2,-1,-1,4)
62.37 1.4888 17.6 (1,0,-1,9)
64.38 1.4471 1.0 (2,-2,0,0)
64.38 1.4471 2.1 (2,0,-2,0)
64.69 1.4410 2.0 (2,0,-2,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.01719
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.23373
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0664
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-17.7981
eV/atom
Volume/atom
25.19
ų
c/a Ratio
4.6752

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
0.823
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-1094241
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of MgSn2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1094241, 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   3.34199607
_cell_length_b   3.34199607
_cell_length_c   15.62450128
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000928
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   MgSn2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg2 Sn4'
_cell_volume   151.12928385
_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  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.75000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.25000000  1.0
  Sn  Sn2  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.90959578  1.0
  Sn  Sn3  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.59040422  1.0
  Sn  Sn4  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.40959578  1.0
  Sn  Sn5  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.09040422  1.0
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