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MP-ID: mp-1102220 · Space group: P6/mmm (#191)

Basic Information

Formula
SmNi4B
MP-ID
mp-1102220
Elements
3
Sites
12
Density
8.4259
g/cm³
Volume
156.06
ų
Cell a
5.0587
Å
Cell b
5.0589
Å
Cell c
7.0415
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
20.27 4.3812 5.0 (0,1,-1,0)
20.27 4.3810 10.0 (1,0,-1,0)
25.30 3.5208 4.5 (0,0,0,2)
32.63 2.7444 42.7 (0,1,-1,2)
32.63 2.7444 85.4 (1,0,-1,2)
35.49 2.5295 29.8 (1,1,-2,0)
35.49 2.5293 14.9 (2,-1,-1,0)
37.79 2.3805 11.4 (1,1,-2,1)
37.79 2.3804 5.7 (2,-1,-1,1)
38.35 2.3472 19.7 (0,0,0,3)
41.21 2.1906 37.7 (0,2,-2,0)
41.21 2.1905 37.6 (2,-2,0,0)
41.21 2.1905 37.6 (2,0,-2,0)
43.25 2.0917 4.6 (0,2,-2,1)
43.26 2.0916 9.2 (2,0,-2,1)
43.75 2.0690 3.9 (0,1,-1,3)
43.75 2.0690 7.8 (1,0,-1,3)
44.08 2.0543 100.0 (1,1,-2,2)
44.08 2.0542 50.0 (2,-1,-1,2)
48.97 1.8600 1.1 (0,2,-2,2)
48.97 1.8599 2.3 (2,0,-2,2)
51.94 1.7604 18.9 (0,0,0,4)
56.32 1.6335 2.4 (0,1,-1,4)
56.32 1.6335 4.8 (1,0,-1,4)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.45085
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.20394
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-6.2039
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.01
ų
c/a Ratio
1.3920

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 · 0.667
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
0.5738
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
21.909%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2894
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
8.167
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

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (2)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-1102220
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of SmNi4B were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-1102220, 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_SmNi4B
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   5.05866440
_cell_length_b   5.05889322
_cell_length_c   7.04153500
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   119.99850667
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   SmNi4B
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sm2 Ni8 B2'
_cell_volume   156.06154091
_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
  Sm  Sm0  1  0.99997900  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Sm  Sm1  1  0.99998800  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni2  1  0.33321400  0.66647400  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni3  1  0.66674100  0.33352600  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni4  1  0.49998100  0.00000000  0.29390000  1.0
  Ni  Ni5  1  0.49998500  0.50000300  0.29386500  1.0
  Ni  Ni6  1  0.99998200  0.49999700  0.29386500  1.0
  Ni  Ni7  1  0.49998100  0.00000000  0.70610000  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.49998500  0.50000300  0.70613500  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.99998200  0.49999700  0.70613500  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.33345000  0.66692100  0.50000000  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.66652900  0.33307900  0.50000000  1.0
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