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MP-ID: mp-1104779 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg(NiGe)6
MP-ID
mp-1104779
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
7.6373
g/cm³
Volume
176.62
ų
Cell a
5.0996
Å
Cell b
5.1011
Å
Cell c
7.8390
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
119.99
°
Space Group
P6/mmm
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
11.29 7.8390 6.9 (0,0,0,1)
20.10 4.4181 8.0 (0,1,-1,0)
20.10 4.4168 8.0 (1,-1,0,0)
20.10 4.4168 8.0 (1,0,-1,0)
22.69 3.9195 9.5 (0,0,0,2)
23.11 3.8489 3.1 (0,1,-1,1)
23.11 3.8480 6.2 (1,0,-1,1)
30.49 2.9320 1.8 (0,1,-1,2)
30.49 2.9316 3.5 (1,0,-1,2)
34.32 2.6130 5.4 (0,0,0,3)
35.19 2.5505 21.1 (1,-2,1,0)
35.19 2.5505 21.1 (1,1,-2,0)
35.20 2.5498 21.1 (2,-1,-1,0)
37.07 2.4254 1.9 (1,1,-2,1)
40.09 2.2491 7.6 (0,1,-1,3)
40.09 2.2489 7.6 (1,-1,0,3)
40.09 2.2489 7.6 (1,0,-1,3)
40.85 2.2090 19.8 (0,2,-2,0)
40.86 2.2084 19.8 (2,-2,0,0)
40.86 2.2084 19.8 (2,0,-2,0)
42.28 2.1378 32.0 (1,-2,1,2)
42.28 2.1378 32.0 (1,1,-2,2)
42.29 2.1373 31.9 (2,-1,-1,2)
46.33 1.9598 30.6 (0,0,0,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.26231
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.18919
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0550
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.1892
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.59
ų
c/a Ratio
1.5372

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0001
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
Ni · 0.462
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.538
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9110
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.5742
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.7096
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
7.445%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1797
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.615
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-6.325
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8292
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1104779
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg(NiGe)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1104779, 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_Mg(NiGe)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.09961686
_cell_length_b   5.10105983
_cell_length_c   7.83901500
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99065284
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg(NiGe)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg1 Ni6 Ge6'
_cell_volume   176.61638465
_cell_formula_units_Z   1
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  0.99999800  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni1  1  0.49999700  0.00000000  0.24914600  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.50000100  0.50000600  0.24916000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.99999400  0.49999400  0.24916000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.49999700  0.00000000  0.75085400  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.50000100  0.50000600  0.75084000  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.99999400  0.49999400  0.75084000  1.0
  Ge  Ge7  1  0.33329500  0.66667800  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge8  1  0.66661700  0.33332200  0.00000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge9  1  0.33328600  0.66664500  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge10  1  0.66664100  0.33335500  0.50000000  1.0
  Ge  Ge11  1  0.99999000  0.00000000  0.33946000  1.0
  Ge  Ge12  1  0.99999000  0.00000000  0.66054000  1.0
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