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MP-ID: mp-3294389 · Space group: P-62m (#189)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg5Co19P12
MP-ID
mp-3294389
Elements
3
Sites
36
Density
6.3758
g/cm³
Volume
420.08
ų
Cell a
11.7007
Å
Cell b
11.7007
Å
Cell c
3.5431
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
8.73 10.1331 6.4 (1,0,-1,0)
15.14 5.8503 26.2 (2,-1,-1,0)
17.50 5.0665 1.6 (2,0,-2,0)
23.22 3.8299 21.0 (3,-1,-2,0)
26.65 3.3445 5.8 (1,0,-1,1)
30.56 2.9252 3.5 (4,-2,-2,0)
34.48 2.6008 7.5 (3,-1,-2,1)
38.73 2.3247 2.0 (5,-2,-3,0)
39.97 2.2557 100.0 (4,-2,-2,1)
40.81 2.2112 6.6 (5,-1,-4,0)
40.99 2.2018 22.5 (4,-1,-3,1)
44.72 2.0266 4.6 (5,0,-5,0)
46.57 1.9501 3.2 (3,3,-6,0)
46.57 1.9501 1.6 (6,-3,-3,0)
47.48 1.9150 2.9 (6,-2,-4,0)
48.53 1.8759 18.4 (5,-1,-4,1)
50.12 1.8200 13.3 (6,-1,-5,0)
51.59 1.7715 26.1 (0,0,0,2)
51.98 1.7592 31.9 (5,0,-5,1)
53.65 1.7084 2.3 (6,-3,-3,1)
54.09 1.6955 1.7 (2,-1,-1,2)
54.32 1.6889 6.3 (0,6,-6,0)
54.32 1.6889 12.7 (6,0,-6,0)
54.47 1.6847 1.0 (6,-2,-4,1)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.55441
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-11.11890
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-11.1189
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.67
ų
c/a Ratio
0.3028

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0182
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000040
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Co · 0.528
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.472
Interstitial Fraction
0.333
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9777
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.1284
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.7169
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.539%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2767
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
6.694
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-13.232
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8899
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3294389
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg5Co19P12 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3294389, 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_Mg5Co19P12
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   11.70066965
_cell_length_b   11.70067001
_cell_length_c   3.54308315
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99999898
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg5Co19P12
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg5 Co19 P12'
_cell_volume   420.08137775
_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  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.18013024  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.00000000  0.18013024  0.00000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.81986976  0.81986976  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co5  1  0.19678056  0.37555915  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co6  1  0.62444085  0.82122241  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co7  1  0.17877759  0.80321944  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co8  1  0.82122241  0.62444085  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co9  1  0.80321944  0.17877759  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co10  1  0.37555915  0.19678056  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co11  1  0.55073572  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co12  1  1.00000000  0.55073572  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co13  1  0.44926428  0.44926428  0.50000000  1.0
  Co  Co14  1  0.12800655  0.48299306  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co15  1  0.51700694  0.64501349  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co16  1  0.35498651  0.87199345  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co17  1  0.64501349  0.51700694  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co18  1  0.87199345  0.35498651  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co19  1  0.48299306  0.12800655  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co20  1  0.71550736  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co21  1  0.00000000  0.71550736  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co22  1  0.28449264  0.28449264  0.00000000  1.0
  Co  Co23  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P24  1  0.36334811  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P25  1  0.00000000  0.36334811  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P26  1  0.63665189  0.63665189  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P27  1  0.31719919  0.48408374  0.00000000  1.0
  P  P28  1  0.51591626  0.83311645  0.00000000  1.0
  P  P29  1  0.16688355  0.68280081  0.00000000  1.0
  P  P30  1  0.83311645  0.51591626  0.00000000  1.0
  P  P31  1  0.68280081  0.16688355  0.00000000  1.0
  P  P32  1  0.48408374  0.31719919  0.00000000  1.0
  P  P33  1  0.82160295  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P34  1  0.00000000  0.82160295  0.50000000  1.0
  P  P35  1  0.17839705  0.17839705  0.50000000  1.0
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