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MgAl

传统材料 TRA

MP-ID: mp-1094664 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
MgAl
MP-ID
mp-1094664
Elements
2
Sites
4
Density
1.4367
g/cm³
Volume
118.56
ų
Cell a
4.9885
Å
Cell b
4.9885
Å
Cell c
5.5010
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
20.56 4.3202 100.0 (1,0,-1,0)
32.55 2.7505 39.1 (0,0,0,2)
36.01 2.4943 58.9 (2,-1,-1,0)
36.01 2.4943 29.5 (1,1,-2,0)
38.81 2.3202 35.6 (1,0,-1,2)
41.82 2.1601 4.8 (2,-2,0,0)
41.82 2.1601 9.5 (2,0,-2,0)
49.32 1.8477 46.5 (2,-1,-1,2)
49.32 1.8477 23.2 (1,1,-2,2)
53.97 1.6988 13.2 (2,0,-2,2)
56.34 1.6329 7.7 (3,-1,-2,0)
56.34 1.6329 3.9 (2,1,-3,0)
64.73 1.4401 5.0 (3,-3,0,0)
64.73 1.4401 10.0 (3,0,-3,0)
66.60 1.4041 4.6 (3,-2,-1,2)
66.60 1.4041 9.2 (3,-1,-2,2)
68.19 1.3753 4.3 (0,0,0,4)
72.07 1.3105 5.4 (1,0,-1,4)
74.35 1.2758 19.7 (3,0,-3,2)
76.36 1.2471 6.1 (4,-2,-2,0)
76.36 1.2471 3.0 (2,2,-4,0)
79.60 1.2043 16.1 (2,-1,-1,4)
80.09 1.1982 2.6 (4,-1,-3,0)
80.09 1.1982 1.3 (3,1,-4,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.61734
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.07068
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.6276
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.0707
eV/atom
Volume/atom
29.64
ų
c/a Ratio
1.1027

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0013
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mg · 0.500
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.634
Family
Mg-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Mg · 0.500

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1094664
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of MgAl were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1094664, 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_MgAl
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.98853249
_cell_length_b   4.98853249
_cell_length_c   5.50104400
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000644
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   MgAl
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg2 Al2'
_cell_volume   118.55539766
_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  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.75000000  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.75000000  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.25000000  1.0
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