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MP-ID: mp-978276 · Space group: Fm-3m (#225)

Basic Information

Formula
Mg3Co
MP-ID
mp-978276
Elements
2
Sites
4
Density
3.1767
g/cm³
Volume
68.92
ų
Cell a
4.6021
Å
Cell b
4.6021
Å
Cell c
4.6021
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 12)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
23.68 3.7576 17.5 (1,1,1)
27.41 3.2542 9.1 (1,1,0)
39.15 2.3011 100.0 (2,1,1)
46.26 1.9623 8.1 (2,2,1)
48.45 1.8788 2.3 (2,2,2)
56.56 1.6271 16.0 (2,2,0)
62.17 1.4931 3.0 (3,2,2)
63.97 1.4553 2.8 (3,2,1)
70.94 1.3285 30.8 (3,3,2)
75.97 1.2525 2.1 (3,3,3)
84.14 1.1505 9.3 (4,2,2)
88.98 1.1001 2.2 (4,3,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
0.17576
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.25978
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.1758
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-2.8140
eV/atom
Volume/atom
17.23
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
0.2936
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
1
Magnetization/Volume
0.004260
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
59.866
GPa
GVRH
25.887
GPa
Young's Modulus E
67.877
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.311
Pugh Ratio K/G
2.313
Vickers Hardness Est.
2.031
GPa
Ductility
Brittle
Anisotropy
4.591
Lame λ
42.608
GPa

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Mg · 0.750
Element Family
Alkali-AlkEarth
Solute Fraction
0.250
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
4.5910
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.3110
Debye Temperature
368.0
K
Sound Velocity
3,193.1
m/s
Homogeneity
0.3110

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-978276
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Mg3Co were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-978276, 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_Mg3Co
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.60210266
_cell_length_b   4.60210266
_cell_length_c   4.60210266
_cell_angle_alpha   60.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   60.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   60.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Mg3Co
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mg3 Co1'
_cell_volume   68.92137128
_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  0.25000000  0.25000000  0.25000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg1  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Mg  Mg2  1  0.75000000  0.75000000  0.75000000  1.0
  Co  Co3  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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