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Mg4Zn7

Traditional Materials TRA

MP-ID: mp-935148 · Space group: C2 (#5)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg4Zn7
MP-ID
mp-935148
Elements
2
Sites
55
Density
4.9027
g/cm³
Volume
940.03
ų
Cell a
13.1515
Å
Cell b
13.1515
Å
Cell c
14.1406
Å
α Angle
77.69
°
β Angle
77.69
°
γ Angle
23.19
°
Space Group
C2
Point Group
2
Crystal System
Monoclinic
Bravais Lattice
mC
Stability
No
Packing Fraction
-

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
6.40 13.8015 14.2 (0,0,1)
7.03 12.5742 15.0 (1,1,0)
8.42 10.5026 13.4 (1,1,1)
10.50 8.4265 2.6 (1,1,-1)
12.83 6.9008 2.2 (0,0,2)
13.22 6.6955 4.7 (1,1,2)
14.09 6.2871 1.4 (2,2,0)
14.15 6.2584 6.3 (2,2,1)
16.88 5.2513 8.4 (2,2,2)
17.14 5.1737 6.5 (1,0,0)
18.04 4.9174 32.1 (1,0,1)
18.58 4.7747 18.9 (1,0,-1)
19.04 4.6601 18.2 (1,1,3)
19.29 4.6005 55.8 (0,0,3)
19.85 4.4718 10.8 (2,1,0)
20.15 4.4067 35.0 (2,1,1)
20.76 4.2778 37.0 (3,3,1)
20.99 4.2314 32.3 (1,0,2)
21.20 4.1914 33.1 (3,3,0)
21.31 4.1705 18.1 (2,2,3)
21.93 4.0533 7.7 (1,0,-2)
21.97 4.0456 28.8 (1,1,-3)
22.29 3.9882 5.3 (3,3,2)
22.40 3.9690 16.6 (2,1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.11907
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-1.51362
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0078
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-1.5136
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.09
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0752

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0143
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000020
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Zn · 0.636
Element Family
N/A
Solute Fraction
0.364
Interstitial Fraction
0.000

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
A
Score
0.890
Family
Zn-based Alloy
Matrix Element
Zn · 0.636

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-935148
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg4Zn7 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-935148, 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_Mg4Zn7
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   13.15153151
_cell_length_b   13.15153151
_cell_length_c   14.14062752
_cell_angle_alpha   77.68749914
_cell_angle_beta   77.68749914
_cell_angle_gamma   23.19028142
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg4Zn7
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg20 Zn35'
_cell_volume   940.02589769
_cell_formula_units_Z   5
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  0.12736900  0.12736900  0.89754100  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.96568500  0.96568500  0.71275000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.69636700  0.69636700  0.35029400  1.0
  Mg  Mg3  1  0.55946300  0.55946300  0.95097000  1.0
  Mg  Mg4  1  0.51768100  0.51768100  0.60068800  1.0
  Mg  Mg5  1  0.21565300  0.21565300  0.02425100  1.0
  Mg  Mg6  1  0.64276800  0.64276800  0.57240600  1.0
  Mg  Mg7  1  0.44053700  0.44053700  0.04903000  1.0
  Mg  Mg8  1  0.17874000  0.17874000  0.67480200  1.0
  Mg  Mg9  1  0.48231900  0.48231900  0.39931200  1.0
  Mg  Mg10  1  0.30363300  0.30363300  0.64970600  1.0
  Mg  Mg11  1  0.82126000  0.82126000  0.32519800  1.0
  Mg  Mg12  1  0.99428000  0.99428000  0.90274200  1.0
  Mg  Mg13  1  0.16306900  0.16306900  0.25142000  1.0
  Mg  Mg14  1  0.83693100  0.83693100  0.74858000  1.0
  Mg  Mg15  1  0.35723200  0.35723200  0.42759400  1.0
  Mg  Mg16  1  0.87263100  0.87263100  0.10245900  1.0
  Mg  Mg17  1  0.78434700  0.78434700  0.97574900  1.0
  Mg  Mg18  1  0.03431500  0.03431500  0.28725000  1.0
  Mg  Mg19  1  0.00572000  0.00572000  0.09725800  1.0
  Zn  Zn20  1  0.07878500  0.07878500  0.59170500  1.0
  Zn  Zn21  1  0.48264700  0.48264700  0.81982800  1.0
  Zn  Zn22  1  0.74253300  0.74253300  0.66074000  1.0
  Zn  Zn23  1  0.17751100  0.68743000  0.24396100  1.0
  Zn  Zn24  1  0.65794600  0.17004300  0.57067900  1.0
  Zn  Zn25  1  0.31257000  0.82248900  0.75603900  1.0
  Zn  Zn26  1  0.50191900  0.00212900  0.49811700  1.0
  Zn  Zn27  1  0.92121500  0.92121500  0.40829500  1.0
  Zn  Zn28  1  0.31262600  0.31262600  0.85860300  1.0
  Zn  Zn29  1  0.82995700  0.34205400  0.42932100  1.0
  Zn  Zn30  1  0.47709500  0.98960900  0.82450500  1.0
  Zn  Zn31  1  0.67071100  0.67071100  0.96297800  1.0
  Zn  Zn32  1  0.16961400  0.16961400  0.46566400  1.0
  Zn  Zn33  1  0.59915700  0.59915700  0.26680600  1.0
  Zn  Zn34  1  0.51735300  0.51735300  0.18017200  1.0
  Zn  Zn35  1  0.68737400  0.68737400  0.14139700  1.0
  Zn  Zn36  1  0.87057500  0.34488500  0.10064900  1.0
  Zn  Zn37  1  0.17004300  0.65794600  0.57067900  1.0
  Zn  Zn38  1  0.68743000  0.17751100  0.24396100  1.0
  Zn  Zn39  1  0.83038600  0.83038600  0.53433600  1.0
  Zn  Zn40  1  0.12942500  0.65511500  0.89935100  1.0
  Zn  Zn41  1  0.34205400  0.82995700  0.42932100  1.0
  Zn  Zn42  1  0.99787100  0.49808100  0.50188300  1.0
  Zn  Zn43  1  0.65100000  0.65100000  0.78536900  1.0
  Zn  Zn44  1  0.98960900  0.47709500  0.82450500  1.0
  Zn  Zn45  1  0.34488500  0.87057500  0.10064900  1.0
  Zn  Zn46  1  0.34900000  0.34900000  0.21463100  1.0
  Zn  Zn47  1  0.65511500  0.12942500  0.89935100  1.0
  Zn  Zn48  1  0.40084300  0.40084300  0.73319400  1.0
  Zn  Zn49  1  0.01039100  0.52290500  0.17549500  1.0
  Zn  Zn50  1  0.82248900  0.31257000  0.75603900  1.0
  Zn  Zn51  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn52  1  0.52290500  0.01039100  0.17549500  1.0
  Zn  Zn53  1  0.32928900  0.32928900  0.03702200  1.0
  Zn  Zn54  1  0.25746700  0.25746700  0.33926000  1.0
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