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MgTaPt6

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MP-ID: mp-3200807 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
MgTaPt6
MP-ID
mp-3200807
Elements
3
Sites
8
Density
18.5903
g/cm³
Volume
122.89
ų
Cell a
5.5805
Å
Cell b
5.5805
Å
Cell c
5.5805
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
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 21)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
19.48 4.5565 10.0 (1,0,0)
22.53 3.9460 7.3 (1,1,0)
32.08 2.7903 6.1 (1,0,-1)
37.81 2.3795 5.8 (2,1,0)
39.56 2.2782 33.3 (0,0,2)
39.56 2.2782 100.0 (2,0,0)
46.00 1.9730 65.5 (2,2,0)
50.40 1.8106 2.1 (2,0,-1)
51.81 1.7647 2.7 (2,1,-1)
57.18 1.6110 1.2 (1,3,0)
57.18 1.6110 1.2 (3,3,2)
61.01 1.5188 1.1 (0,3,0)
67.09 1.3951 21.5 (2,0,-2)
67.09 1.3951 21.5 (4,2,2)
70.61 1.3340 1.5 (2,1,-2)
71.76 1.3153 1.1 (3,0,-1)
80.78 1.1898 13.0 (2,0,4)
80.78 1.1898 38.9 (4,4,2)
85.18 1.1391 3.8 (0,0,4)
85.18 1.1391 7.7 (0,4,0)
85.18 1.1391 3.8 (4,0,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.75837
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-45.96930
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-45.9693
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.36
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Pt · 0.750
Element Family
5d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.7356
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.1160
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.2880
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
4.912%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3819
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.375
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-43.691
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.6696
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.664
Family
Pt-rich Multi-Component
Matrix Element
Pt · 0.750

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3200807
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of MgTaPt6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3200807, 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_MgTaPt6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.58050397
_cell_length_b   5.58050431
_cell_length_c   5.58050477
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000307
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000107
_cell_angle_gamma   59.99999937
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   MgTaPt6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg1 Ta1 Pt6'
_cell_volume   122.88683715
_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  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ta  Ta1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Pt  Pt2  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Pt  Pt3  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Pt  Pt4  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Pt  Pt5  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Pt  Pt6  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Pt  Pt7  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
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