Mg1Os2W1

This is a ternary intermetallic compound composed of magnesium, osmium, and tungsten. Such materials are primarily studied in solid-state physics and materials science research to understand complex crystal structures and their potential electronic or magnetic properties.

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Crystal structure of Mg1Os2W1 (orthorhombic, Immm (No. 71))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Mg1Os2W1, aggregated across 2 databases.

Band Gap

0.04 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

3.985 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Above hull
1 DFT source

Structures

27
2 databases, 17 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for Mg1Os2W1, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
Immm (No. 71)orthorhombic0.043.9850-36.4661.18
P2/m (No. 10)
Cmmm (No. 65)
Imm2 (No. 44)
P4/mmm (No. 123)
Cmm2 (No. 35)
P4/mmm (No. 123)
Pm (No. 6)
Fm-3m (No. 225)
Pmmm (No. 47)
P4/mmm (No. 123)
R-3m (No. 166)
Uses

Applications

Where Mg1Os2W1 is used.

Materials science researchSolid-state physics studiesCrystal structure analysis
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Mg1Os2W1, answered from cross-validated data.

What is Mg1Os2W1?

This is a ternary intermetallic compound composed of magnesium, osmium, and tungsten. Such materials are primarily studied in solid-state physics and materials science research to understand complex crystal structures and their potential electronic or magnetic properties.

More questions
What is Mg1Os2W1 used for?
Mg1Os2W1 is used in materials science research, solid-state physics studies, and crystal structure analysis.
What is the band gap of Mg1Os2W1?
Mg1Os2W1 has a DFT-computed band gap of 0.04 eV across 27 reported structures.
Is Mg1Os2W1 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a near-zero band gap it behaves as a (semi)metal.
Is Mg1Os2W1 thermodynamically stable?
Mg1Os2W1 has a lowest energy above hull of 3.985 eV/atom (above hull).
What is the crystal structure of Mg1Os2W1?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Mg1Os2W1 is orthorhombic symmetry, space group Immm (No. 71).
What is the density of Mg1Os2W1?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Mg1Os2W1 is 1.18 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of Mg1Os2W1 are known?
27 structures of Mg1Os2W1 are reported across 2 databases, spanning 17 distinct space groups.
What elements does Mg1Os2W1 contain?
Mg1Os2W1 contains Mg, Os, and W (3 elements).
Where does the data for Mg1Os2W1 come from?
Mg1Os2W1 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, aflow.
Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • aflow — Data from AFLOW. Cite: Curtarolo et al., Comp. Mater. Sci. 58, 218 (2012).

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