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Basic Information

Formula
SmMgGa
MP-ID
mp-11157
Elements
3
Sites
9
Density
5.7642
g/cm³
Volume
211.21
ų
Cell a
7.3641
Å
Cell b
7.3641
Å
Cell c
4.4972
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
Yes
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
13.89 6.3775 20.4 (1,0,-1,0)
19.74 4.4972 35.9 (0,0,0,1)
24.17 3.6820 33.7 (2,-1,-1,0)
27.98 3.1887 30.9 (2,-2,0,0)
27.98 3.1887 15.5 (2,0,-2,0)
31.40 2.8490 38.9 (1,-2,1,1)
31.40 2.8490 77.7 (2,-1,-1,1)
34.48 2.6012 100.0 (2,-2,0,1)
34.48 2.6012 50.0 (2,0,-2,1)
37.30 2.4105 24.4 (3,-2,-1,0)
37.30 2.4105 12.2 (3,-1,-2,0)
40.10 2.2486 37.5 (0,0,0,2)
42.53 2.1258 6.9 (0,3,-3,0)
42.53 2.1258 13.8 (3,0,-3,0)
42.55 2.1245 19.2 (3,-2,-1,1)
42.55 2.1245 3.8 (3,-1,-2,1)
42.63 2.1207 1.8 (1,-1,0,2)
47.37 1.9191 3.8 (1,-2,1,2)
47.37 1.9191 7.5 (2,-1,-1,2)
49.51 1.8410 4.1 (2,-4,2,0)
49.51 1.8410 8.2 (4,-2,-2,0)
49.61 1.8377 19.3 (2,0,-2,2)
51.68 1.7688 15.3 (3,-4,1,0)
51.68 1.7688 15.3 (4,-1,-3,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.48608
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.61179
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-15.6816
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.47
ų
c/a Ratio
0.6107

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

KVRH
57.196
GPa
GVRH
43.313
GPa
Young's Modulus E
103.750
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.198
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.321
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.343
Lame λ
28.321
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Sm · 0.333
Element Family
Lanthanide
Solute Fraction
0.667
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0986
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
9.1339
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.4676
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.758%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2747
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.667
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.333
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
1.0000
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-11157
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of SmMgGa were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-11157, 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_SmMgGa
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   7.36408804
_cell_length_b   7.36408984
_cell_length_c   4.49721481
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000444
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   SmMgGa
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sm3 Mg3 Ga3'
_cell_volume   211.20893879
_cell_formula_units_Z   3
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
  Sm  Sm0  1  1.00000000  0.57612530  0.00000000  1.0
  Sm  Sm1  1  0.42387470  0.42387470  0.00000000  1.0
  Sm  Sm2  1  0.57612530  0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  1.00000000  0.24340813  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.75659187  0.75659187  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.24340813  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga6  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.50000000  1.0
  Ga  Ga8  1  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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