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MP-ID: mp-11465 · Space group: P6_3/mcm (#193)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg5Hg3
MP-ID
mp-11465
Elements
2
Sites
16
Density
6.9828
g/cm³
Volume
344.00
ų
Cell a
8.2267
Å
Cell b
8.2267
Å
Cell c
5.8693
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6_3/mcm
Point Group
6/mmm
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
12.42 7.1245 18.2 (1,0,-1,0)
21.60 4.1133 10.2 (2,-1,-1,0)
21.60 4.1133 20.4 (1,1,-2,0)
25.00 3.5623 9.5 (2,0,-2,0)
25.00 3.5623 4.8 (0,2,-2,0)
26.46 3.3685 100.0 (2,-1,-1,1)
30.46 2.9346 28.0 (0,0,0,2)
36.72 2.4475 42.2 (3,-1,-2,1)
37.65 2.3890 30.7 (2,-1,-1,2)
37.89 2.3748 30.5 (3,0,-3,0)
39.80 2.2650 13.8 (2,0,-2,2)
44.03 2.0567 1.0 (4,-2,-2,0)
45.93 1.9760 5.1 (4,-1,-3,0)
45.93 1.9760 2.5 (1,3,-4,0)
46.80 1.9410 14.8 (4,-2,-2,1)
48.62 1.8727 30.8 (4,-1,-3,1)
49.37 1.8461 18.4 (3,0,-3,2)
51.74 1.7668 16.8 (2,-1,-1,3)
54.48 1.6842 3.8 (4,-2,-2,2)
56.11 1.6391 1.8 (4,-1,-3,2)
56.11 1.6391 3.5 (3,1,-4,2)
56.28 1.6345 1.9 (5,-2,-3,0)
56.28 1.6345 3.7 (3,2,-5,0)
58.30 1.5828 11.1 (3,-1,-2,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.19714
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.33231
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-21.3389
eV/atom
Volume/atom
21.50
ų
c/a Ratio
0.7134

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
42.841
GPa
GVRH
19.557
GPa
Young's Modulus E
50.922
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.302
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.191
Vickers Hardness Est.
-
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
0.062
Lame λ
29.803
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mg · 0.625
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.375
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.764
Family
Mg-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Mg · 0.625

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-11465
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg5Hg3 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-11465, 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_Mg5Hg3
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.22667506
_cell_length_b   8.22667412
_cell_length_c   5.86925634
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000376
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg5Hg3
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg10 Hg6'
_cell_volume   344.00308003
_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  0.74290892  -0.00000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.74290892  0.74290892  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  -0.00000000  0.25709108  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.74290892  0.75000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.25709108  0.25709108  0.75000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.25709108  0.00000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  -0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  -0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
  Hg  Hg10  1  0.38604492  0.00000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Hg  Hg11  1  0.38604492  0.38604492  0.25000000  1.0
  Hg  Hg12  1  0.00000000  0.61395508  0.25000000  1.0
  Hg  Hg13  1  -0.00000000  0.38604492  0.75000000  1.0
  Hg  Hg14  1  0.61395508  0.61395508  0.75000000  1.0
  Hg  Hg15  1  0.61395508  -0.00000000  0.25000000  1.0
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