material

MgF2
ID:

mp-560236
DOI:

10.17188/1271351

Tags: Magnesium fluoride

Material Details

Final Magnetic Moment
0.000 μB

Calculated total magnetic moment for the unit cell within the magnetic ordering provided (see below). Typically accurate to the second digit.
Magnetic Ordering
NM
Formation Energy / Atom
-3.742 eV

Calculated formation energy from the elements normalized to per atom in the unit cell.

Energy Above Hull / Atom
0.108 eV

The energy of decomposition of this material into the set of most stable materials at this chemical composition, in eV/atom. Stability is tested against all potential chemical combinations that result in the material's composition. For example, a Co2O3 structure would be tested for decomposition against other Co2O3 structures, against Co and O2 mixtures, and against CoO and O2 mixtures.

Density
1.91 g/cm3

The calculated bulk crystalline density, typically underestimated due calculated cell volumes overestimated on average by 3% (+/- 6%)

Decomposes To
MgF2
Band Gap
6.288 eV

In general, band gaps computed with common exchange-correlation functionals such as the LDA and GGA are severely underestimated. Typically the disagreement is reported to be ~50% in the literature. Some internal testing by the Materials Project supports these statements; typically, we find that band gaps are underestimated by ~40%. We additionally find that several known insulators are predicted to be metallic.

Space Group

Hermann Mauguin
C2/m [12]
Hall
-C 2y
Point Group
2/m
Crystal System
monoclinic

Electronic Structure

Band Structure and Density of States

Warning! Semi-local DFT tends to severely underestimate bandgaps. Please see the wiki for more info.

X-Ray Diffraction

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Calculated powder diffraction pattern; note that peak spacings may be affected due to inaccuracies in calculated cell volume, which is typically overestimated on average by 3% (+/- 6%)

X-Ray Absorption Spectra

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Substrates

Reference for minimal coincident interface area (MCIA) and elastic energy:
substrate orientation:
substrate material substrate orientation film orientation elastic energy [meV] MCIA† [Å2]
AlN (mp-661) <1 1 1> <1 0 -1> 0.001 256.7
ZrO2 (mp-2858) <1 0 0> <1 0 -1> 0.005 256.7
AlN (mp-661) <1 0 0> <0 1 0> 0.008 110.2
ZrO2 (mp-2858) <1 0 1> <1 0 -1> 0.010 128.4
LiAlO2 (mp-3427) <1 0 0> <0 1 0> 0.011 165.3
LiAlO2 (mp-3427) <0 0 1> <1 0 1> 0.013 246.1
Fe2O3 (mp-24972) <0 0 1> <1 0 0> 0.014 159.8
CdSe (mp-2691) <1 0 0> <1 0 1> 0.016 307.6
MgF2 (mp-1249) <1 0 0> <1 0 0> 0.016 159.8
LiAlO2 (mp-3427) <1 0 1> <1 0 -1> 0.017 128.4
C (mp-48) <1 0 0> <1 1 -1> 0.019 191.2
KCl (mp-23193) <1 1 1> <1 0 0> 0.019 213.1
GaSb (mp-1156) <1 0 0> <1 0 1> 0.020 307.6
AlN (mp-661) <1 0 1> <1 1 -1> 0.023 318.7
AlN (mp-661) <0 0 1> <1 1 -1> 0.024 127.5
LiAlO2 (mp-3427) <1 1 0> <0 1 0> 0.026 330.5
ZnTe (mp-2176) <1 0 0> <1 0 1> 0.027 307.6
ZrO2 (mp-2858) <1 1 1> <1 1 0> 0.029 305.9
PbSe (mp-2201) <1 0 0> <1 0 1> 0.031 307.6
InAs (mp-20305) <1 0 0> <1 0 1> 0.032 307.6
CdWO4 (mp-19387) <1 1 1> <0 0 1> 0.036 206.0
LiGaO2 (mp-5854) <0 1 0> <0 1 0> 0.038 165.3
Cu (mp-30) <1 1 1> <1 0 0> 0.042 159.8
SiO2 (mp-6930) <1 1 0> <1 0 0> 0.044 239.8
LiGaO2 (mp-5854) <1 0 1> <1 0 -1> 0.044 224.6
Mg (mp-153) <1 0 0> <0 1 0> 0.046 165.3
CdS (mp-672) <0 0 1> <1 1 1> 0.047 247.7
NdGaO3 (mp-3196) <0 1 0> <1 0 -1> 0.048 128.4
SiC (mp-11714) <1 1 1> <0 1 1> 0.050 275.1
ZrO2 (mp-2858) <1 1 -1> <1 1 0> 0.059 183.6
SiC (mp-8062) <1 0 0> <1 0 1> 0.062 246.1
CaF2 (mp-2741) <1 1 1> <1 0 0> 0.063 53.3
ZnO (mp-2133) <1 0 0> <1 0 -1> 0.063 192.5
Ga2O3 (mp-886) <0 1 0> <1 0 -1> 0.067 288.8
Mg (mp-153) <1 1 0> <1 0 -1> 0.069 256.7
CaF2 (mp-2741) <1 0 0> <1 0 0> 0.070 213.1
TiO2 (mp-390) <0 0 1> <0 1 0> 0.075 220.3
ZnSe (mp-1190) <1 0 0> <1 0 0> 0.076 293.1
Fe2O3 (mp-24972) <1 0 0> <1 0 0> 0.077 213.1
CaF2 (mp-2741) <1 1 0> <1 0 -1> 0.078 128.4
WSe2 (mp-1821) <1 0 1> <1 1 0> 0.078 305.9
Cu (mp-30) <1 1 0> <1 0 0> 0.079 186.5
GaP (mp-2490) <1 0 0> <1 0 0> 0.080 213.1
GaP (mp-2490) <1 1 0> <1 0 -1> 0.082 128.4
TiO2 (mp-390) <1 0 1> <0 1 1> 0.083 275.1
C (mp-48) <0 0 1> <0 0 1> 0.085 206.0
ZrO2 (mp-2858) <0 1 0> <0 1 0> 0.086 55.1
ZrO2 (mp-2858) <1 0 -1> <1 0 0> 0.086 106.6
TbScO3 (mp-31119) <1 1 0> <1 0 -1> 0.088 64.2
BN (mp-984) <1 0 0> <1 1 -1> 0.089 191.2
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†minimal coincident interface area.

Elasticity

Reference for tensor and properties:
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Stiffness Tensor Cij (GPa)
53 32 54 0 0 0
32 110 28 0 0 0
54 28 83 0 0 0
0 0 0 11 0 0
0 0 0 0 4 0
0 0 0 0 0 21
Compliance Tensor Sij (10-12Pa-1)
63.7 -8.7 -38.7 0 -0.4 0
-8.7 11.1 1.9 0 0 0
-38.7 1.9 36.7 0 -0.2 0
0 0 0 93.9 0 -0.3
-0.4 0 -0.2 0 225.5 0
0 0 0 -0.3 0 47.4
Shear Modulus GV
16 GPa
Bulk Modulus KV
53 GPa
Shear Modulus GR
9 GPa
Bulk Modulus KR
48 GPa
Shear Modulus GVRH
12 GPa
Bulk Modulus KVRH
50 GPa
Elastic Anisotropy
4.32
Poisson's Ratio
0.39

Similar Structures beta feature

Explanation of dissimilarity measure: Documentation.
material dissimilarity Ehull # of elements
Up to 5 similar elemental, binary, ternary, quaternary, etc. structures displayed (dissimilarity threshold 0.75). Ehull: energy above hull per atom [eV].

Synthesis Descriptions

10.1007/bf00241580
The electrical conductivity was investigated for a section of the molten ternary mixture Na3AlF6-Li3AlF6-AlF3 with molar ratio n(Li3AlF6):n(AlF3) = 1 : 2. The conductivity of this system can be descri [...]
10.1016/j.apcata.2008.06.018
The preparation of VOx/MgF2: 41.360g of Mg(NO3)26H2O was dissolved into 100mL of H2O to obtain solution A. 1.890g of NH4VO3 was dissolved into 200mL of H2O to obtain solution B. 11.940g of NH4F [...]
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Calculation Summary

Elasticity

Methodology

Structure Optimization

Run Type
GGA
Energy Cutoff
520 eV
# of K-points
None
U Values
--
Pseudopotentials
VASP PAW: Mg_pv F
Final Energy/Atom
-5.2215 eV
Corrected Energy
-31.3291 eV
-31.3291 eV = -31.3291 eV (uncorrected energy)

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ICSD IDs
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  • Magnesium fluoride

Displaying lattice parameters for primitive cell; note that calculated cell volumes are typically overestimated on average by 3% (+/- 6%). Note the primitive cell may appear less symmetric than the conventional cell representation (see "Structure Type" selector below the 3d structure)