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MP-ID: mp-31175 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
CeMg2Ag
MP-ID
mp-31175
Elements
3
Sites
4
Density
5.3026
g/cm³
Volume
92.88
ų
Cell a
5.0833
Å
Cell b
5.0833
Å
Cell c
5.0833
Å
α Angle
60.00
°
β Angle
60.00
°
γ Angle
60.00
°
Space Group
Fm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cF
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 11)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
21.41 4.1505 1.8 (1,1,1)
24.77 3.5944 54.5 (1,1,0)
35.31 2.5417 100.0 (2,1,1)
41.67 2.1675 1.0 (2,2,1)
43.61 2.0753 16.0 (2,2,2)
50.80 1.7972 17.3 (2,2,0)
57.32 1.6075 21.0 (3,2,1)
63.38 1.4674 34.8 (3,3,2)
74.69 1.2708 10.6 (4,2,2)
80.10 1.1981 10.0 (4,3,3)
85.41 1.1367 15.1 (4,3,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.00512
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-3.00508
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1219
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-3.0051
eV/atom
Volume/atom
23.22
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
1.0016
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.010780
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
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0397
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.6442
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3714
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.041%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3059
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.500
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-24.141
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9464
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-31175
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of CeMg2Ag were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-31175, 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_CeMg2Ag
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.08329307
_cell_length_b   5.08329307
_cell_length_c   5.08329307
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   CeMg2Ag
_chemical_formula_sum   'Ce1 Mg2 Ag1'
_cell_volume   92.87962411
_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
  Ce  Ce0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Ag  Ag3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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