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MP-ID: mp-10124 · Space group: Cmc2_1 (#36)

Basic Information

Formula
Tb(Ni2B)6
MP-ID
mp-10124
Elements
3
Sites
38
Density
8.0063
g/cm³
Volume
384.99
ų
Cell a
6.0268
Å
Cell b
6.0268
Å
Cell c
10.9615
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
104.77
°
Space Group
Cmc2_1
Point Group
mm2
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oC
Stability
Yes
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
17.23 5.1456 1.4 (1,0,1)
18.59 4.7741 2.4 (1,-1,0)
22.27 3.9925 2.9 (1,0,2)
24.20 3.6784 1.6 (1,1,0)
24.73 3.5999 9.0 (1,-1,2)
25.54 3.4873 5.8 (1,1,1)
28.84 3.0957 7.9 (1,0,3)
29.24 3.0543 3.2 (1,1,2)
30.61 2.9211 4.4 (2,-1,0)
30.68 2.9138 7.5 (2,0,0)
31.70 2.8226 28.4 (2,-1,1)
31.78 2.8160 30.8 (2,0,1)
32.68 2.7404 27.3 (0,0,4)
34.60 2.5923 18.9 (1,1,3)
34.80 2.5778 22.5 (2,-1,2)
34.87 2.5728 24.9 (2,0,2)
36.22 2.4799 8.6 (1,0,4)
37.86 2.3767 2.2 (1,-1,4)
37.88 2.3752 1.0 (2,1,0)
39.50 2.2816 42.8 (2,-1,3)
39.56 2.2781 25.8 (2,0,3)
41.07 2.1976 5.1 (1,1,4)
41.25 2.1885 74.5 (2,-2,2)
41.43 2.1794 100.0 (2,1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.39508
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.39907
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.3991
eV/atom
Volume/atom
10.13
ų
c/a Ratio
1.8188

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0003
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Ni · 0.632
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.368
Interstitial Fraction
0.316
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8092
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
6.7277
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.3236
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
18.031%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1997
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
7.737
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-39.889
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7366
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-10124
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Tb(Ni2B)6 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-10124, 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_Tb(Ni2B)6
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.02682981
_cell_length_b   6.02682981
_cell_length_c   10.96144600
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   104.77146483
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Tb(Ni2B)6
_chemical_formula_sum   'Tb2 Ni24 B12'
_cell_volume   384.99043666
_cell_formula_units_Z   2
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
  Tb  Tb0  1  0.83320100  0.83320100  0.00357600  1.0
  Tb  Tb1  1  0.16679900  0.16679900  0.50357600  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.99759400  0.63170600  0.56273200  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.73068800  0.34260200  0.43217500  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.34260200  0.73068800  0.43217500  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.65739800  0.26931200  0.93217500  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.00240600  0.36829400  0.06273200  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.36829400  0.00240600  0.06273200  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.63170600  0.99759400  0.56273200  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.43320700  0.43320700  0.08154500  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.21252100  0.47399300  0.72348700  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.78747900  0.52600700  0.22348700  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.52600700  0.78747900  0.22348700  1.0
  Ni  Ni13  1  0.47399300  0.21252100  0.72348700  1.0
  Ni  Ni14  1  0.56679300  0.56679300  0.58154500  1.0
  Ni  Ni15  1  0.21761600  0.21761600  0.90082100  1.0
  Ni  Ni16  1  0.14577200  0.88232400  0.74435700  1.0
  Ni  Ni17  1  0.85422800  0.11767600  0.24435700  1.0
  Ni  Ni18  1  0.11767600  0.85422800  0.24435700  1.0
  Ni  Ni19  1  0.88232400  0.14577200  0.74435700  1.0
  Ni  Ni20  1  0.54421300  0.80557500  0.76676200  1.0
  Ni  Ni21  1  0.45578700  0.19442500  0.26676200  1.0
  Ni  Ni22  1  0.19442500  0.45578700  0.26676200  1.0
  Ni  Ni23  1  0.80557500  0.54421300  0.76676200  1.0
  Ni  Ni24  1  0.78238400  0.78238400  0.40082100  1.0
  Ni  Ni25  1  0.26931200  0.65739800  0.93217500  1.0
  B  B26  1  0.40010400  0.98752200  0.87746400  1.0
  B  B27  1  0.59989600  0.01247800  0.37746400  1.0
  B  B28  1  0.01247800  0.59989600  0.37746400  1.0
  B  B29  1  0.98752200  0.40010400  0.87746400  1.0
  B  B30  1  0.32759100  0.75860600  0.61513400  1.0
  B  B31  1  0.67240900  0.24139400  0.11513400  1.0
  B  B32  1  0.24139400  0.67240900  0.11513400  1.0
  B  B33  1  0.75860600  0.32759100  0.61513400  1.0
  B  B34  1  0.51232900  0.51232900  0.34479600  1.0
  B  B35  1  0.48767100  0.48767100  0.84479600  1.0
  B  B36  1  0.16344400  0.16344400  0.16204100  1.0
  B  B37  1  0.83655600  0.83655600  0.66204100  1.0
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