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MP-ID: mp-10129 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
TmNi4B
MP-ID
mp-10129
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
9.6591
g/cm³
Volume
142.52
ų
Cell a
4.8965
Å
Cell b
4.8965
Å
Cell c
6.8641
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
120.00
°
Space Group
P6/mmm
Point Group
6/mmm
Crystal System
Hexagonal
Bravais Lattice
hP
Stability
Yes
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 24)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
20.95 4.2405 8.6 (0,1,-1,0)
20.95 4.2405 17.1 (1,0,-1,0)
25.96 3.4320 6.4 (0,0,0,2)
33.59 2.6678 94.0 (1,-1,0,2)
33.59 2.6678 47.0 (1,0,-1,2)
36.71 2.4483 16.2 (1,-2,1,0)
36.71 2.4483 32.3 (2,-1,-1,0)
39.06 2.3060 9.7 (1,1,-2,1)
39.06 2.3060 4.8 (2,-1,-1,1)
39.38 2.2880 16.2 (0,0,0,3)
42.64 2.1203 36.7 (0,2,-2,0)
42.64 2.1203 36.7 (2,-2,0,0)
42.64 2.1203 36.7 (2,0,-2,0)
44.74 2.0258 3.6 (0,2,-2,1)
44.74 2.0258 7.3 (2,0,-2,1)
45.02 2.0136 9.6 (1,0,-1,3)
45.51 1.9931 50.0 (1,-2,1,2)
45.51 1.9931 100.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
53.39 1.7160 20.2 (0,0,0,4)
57.50 1.6028 1.5 (2,-3,1,0)
57.50 1.6028 1.5 (3,-2,-1,0)
57.98 1.5907 8.7 (1,0,-1,4)
59.43 1.5552 5.4 (2,-2,0,3)
59.43 1.5552 2.7 (2,0,-2,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.51160
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.22534
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-15.5679
eV/atom
Volume/atom
11.88
ų
c/a Ratio
1.4018

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
Yes
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
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 · 0.667
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.333
Interstitial Fraction
0.167
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8676
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.2129
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.5993
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
19.602%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2600
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
9.333
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-22.222
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7897
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-10129
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of TmNi4B were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-10129, 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_TmNi4B
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.89652031
_cell_length_b   4.89652204
_cell_length_c   6.86405675
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   120.00000187
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   TmNi4B
_chemical_formula_sum   'Tm2 Ni8 B2'
_cell_volume   142.52359329
_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
  Tm  Tm0  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Tm  Tm1  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.29099521  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.29099521  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.70900479  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.50000000  -0.00000000  0.70900479  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.70900479  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.50000000  -0.00000000  0.29099521  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.66666700  0.33333300  0.50000000  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.33333300  0.66666700  0.50000000  1.0
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