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MP-ID: mp-1095343 · Space group: P6_3/mmc (#194)

Basic Information

Formula
Ca2Mg3Si
MP-ID
mp-1095343
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
2.0016
g/cm³
Volume
300.57
ų
Cell a
6.0566
Å
Cell b
6.0566
Å
Cell c
9.4616
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
18.76 4.7308 1.5 (0,0,0,2)
25.35 3.5130 4.6 (1,0,-1,2)
29.50 3.0283 46.6 (2,-1,-1,0)
33.14 2.7029 66.5 (1,0,-1,3)
34.19 2.6226 10.9 (2,0,-2,0)
35.19 2.5505 100.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
35.52 2.5273 62.3 (2,0,-2,1)
38.04 2.3654 12.6 (0,0,0,4)
39.28 2.2937 7.0 (2,0,-2,2)
41.90 2.1563 6.5 (1,0,-1,4)
51.33 1.7800 5.1 (1,0,-1,5)
52.33 1.7484 8.0 (3,0,-3,0)
54.69 1.6784 9.8 (2,1,-3,3)
54.69 1.6784 19.6 (3,-1,-2,3)
56.08 1.6400 23.7 (3,0,-3,2)
58.53 1.5769 2.5 (0,0,0,6)
60.31 1.5346 25.9 (2,0,-2,5)
60.98 1.5194 3.6 (3,-1,-2,4)
61.21 1.5141 8.0 (2,2,-4,0)
61.21 1.5141 15.9 (4,-2,-2,0)
61.39 1.5102 2.1 (1,0,-1,6)
68.55 1.3688 3.6 (3,-1,-2,5)
69.56 1.3514 7.7 (2,0,-2,6)
71.41 1.3210 7.9 (4,-1,-3,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.12497
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-2.51296
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1199
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.5248
eV/atom
Volume/atom
25.05
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5622

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0089
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000030
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mg · 0.500
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.500
Interstitial Fraction
0.167
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0114
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.4088
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.5698
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
16.446%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3000
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
2.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-16.444
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9206
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1095343
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Ca2Mg3Si were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1095343, 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_Ca2Mg3Si
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.05656735
_cell_length_b   6.05656735
_cell_length_c   9.46163300
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999293
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Ca2Mg3Si
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ca4 Mg6 Si2'
_cell_volume   300.57292908
_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
  Ca  Ca0  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.94111100  1.0
  Ca  Ca1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.05888900  1.0
  Ca  Ca2  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.44111100  1.0
  Ca  Ca3  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.55888900  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.16507800  0.83492200  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.16507800  0.33015600  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.66984400  0.83492200  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.83492200  0.16507800  0.75000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.83492200  0.66984400  0.75000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.33015600  0.16507800  0.75000000  1.0
  Si  Si10  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Si  Si11  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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