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Tm3AlN

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MP-ID: mp-1018641 · Space group: Pm-3m (#221)

Basic Information

Formula
Tm3AlN
MP-ID
mp-1018641
Elements
3
Sites
5
Density
9.0043
g/cm³
Volume
101.02
ų
Cell a
4.6574
Å
Cell b
4.6574
Å
Cell c
4.6574
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pm-3m
Point Group
m-3m
Crystal System
Cubic
Bravais Lattice
cP
Stability
Yes
Packing Fraction
0.5236

X-ray Diffraction

Diffraction Pattern
X-axis: 2θ (°); Y-axis: relative intensity; Cu Kα ; λ=1.5418 Å
Diffraction Peaks (Top 16)
2θd (Å)Ihkl
19.06 4.6574 26.8 (1,0,0)
27.08 3.2932 15.0 (1,1,0)
33.32 2.6889 100.0 (1,1,1)
38.67 2.3287 55.5 (2,0,0)
43.45 2.0828 12.8 (2,1,0)
47.84 1.9014 6.9 (2,1,1)
55.83 1.6466 38.1 (2,2,0)
59.55 1.5525 6.2 (2,2,1)
63.13 1.4728 3.1 (3,1,0)
66.60 1.4042 41.6 (3,1,1)
69.98 1.3445 12.9 (2,2,2)
73.28 1.2917 2.7 (3,2,0)
76.54 1.2447 3.6 (3,2,1)
82.92 1.1643 6.2 (4,0,0)
86.08 1.1296 3.6 (3,2,2)
89.22 1.0978 2.0 (3,3,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-1.12494
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-25.36973
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-25.3697
eV/atom
Volume/atom
20.20
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
0.0000
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000000
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

KVRH
96.020
GPa
GVRH
72.828
GPa
Young's Modulus E
174.393
GPa
Poisson Ratio ν
0.197
Pugh Ratio K/G
1.318
Vickers Hardness Est.
14.783
GPa
Ductility
Ductile
Anisotropy
0.036
Lame λ
47.468
GPa

Feature Analysis

Composition Overview

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Tm · 0.600
Element Family
Lanthanide
Solute Fraction
0.400
Interstitial Fraction
0.200

High-Entropy Alloy Features

Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9503
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9005
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.0617
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
26.131%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.6941
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
9.400
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-9.600
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8650
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Traditional Material Features

ROM Blended-Feature Radar
Rating & Classification
Tier
B
Score
0.574
Family
Interstitial Alloy
Matrix Element
Tm · 0.600

Elasticity Features

Elastic Modulus Comparison (GPa)
Elastic Features
Elastic Anisotropy AU
0.0360
Homogeneous Poisson ν
0.1970
Debye Temperature
814.0
K
Sound Velocity
3,138.8
m/s
Homogeneity
0.1970

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1018641
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Tm3AlN were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1018641, 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_Tm3AlN
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.65734774
_cell_length_b   4.65734774
_cell_length_c   4.65734774
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Tm3AlN
_chemical_formula_sum   'Tm3 Al1 N1'
_cell_volume   101.02200807
_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
  Tm  Tm0  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Tm  Tm1  1  0.50000000  -0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Tm  Tm2  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  N  N4  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
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