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MP-ID: mp-3293871 · Space group: I4/mmm (#139)

Basic Information

Formula
Tb(Zn2Ni)4
MP-ID
mp-3293871
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
8.5087
g/cm³
Volume
178.95
ų
Cell a
6.4888
Å
Cell b
6.4888
Å
Cell c
6.4888
Å
α Angle
98.49
°
β Angle
98.49
°
γ Angle
134.81
°
Space Group
I4/mmm
Point Group
4/mmm
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tI
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
14.79 5.9906 5.6 (0,0,1)
20.67 4.2974 6.9 (1,0,0)
29.61 3.0168 30.7 (1,0,1)
29.61 3.0168 4.4 (2,-1,-1)
33.45 2.6791 21.8 (1,-1,2)
36.02 2.4933 32.4 (1,1,-1)
36.57 2.4573 19.1 (2,-1,1)
36.57 2.4573 57.3 (1,-2,-1)
42.05 2.1487 100.0 (2,0,0)
42.53 2.1256 73.4 (1,0,2)
42.53 2.1256 73.4 (3,-2,0)
42.69 2.1180 93.5 (2,-2,2)
45.42 1.9969 13.8 (0,0,3)
47.44 1.9163 61.4 (1,1,1)
47.88 1.8998 12.2 (2,-1,2)
48.03 1.8944 9.8 (1,-1,3)
48.03 1.8944 9.8 (3,-3,1)
49.97 1.8252 12.3 (2,0,1)
49.97 1.8252 1.8 (3,-1,-2)
55.29 1.6615 5.4 (2,-2,3)
57.06 1.6142 4.6 (3,-1,1)
57.06 1.6142 1.5 (3,-1,-3)
57.44 1.6043 7.6 (1,0,3)
59.29 1.5586 12.2 (1,1,2)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.30080
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-11.87297
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-11.8730
eV/atom
Volume/atom
13.77
ų
c/a Ratio
1.0000

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0019
μB
Mag. Ordering
NM
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.000010
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Zn · 0.615
Element Family
3d-TM
Solute Fraction
0.385
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.8587
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.1396
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.1346
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
9.436%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.2065
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
11.154
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-6.817
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7817
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (1)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-3293871
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Tb(Zn2Ni)4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-3293871, 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(Zn2Ni)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.48876526
_cell_length_b   6.48876524
_cell_length_c   6.48876580
_cell_angle_alpha   98.49028674
_cell_angle_beta   98.49028259
_cell_angle_gamma   134.80664595
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Tb(Zn2Ni)4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Tb1 Zn8 Ni4'
_cell_volume   178.95465291
_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
  Tb  Tb0  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Zn  Zn1  1  0.00000000  0.34287770  0.34287770  1.0
  Zn  Zn2  1  1.00000000  0.65712230  0.65712230  1.0
  Zn  Zn3  1  0.65712230  1.00000000  0.65712230  1.0
  Zn  Zn4  1  0.34287770  0.00000000  0.34287770  1.0
  Zn  Zn5  1  0.50000000  0.27679085  0.77679085  1.0
  Zn  Zn6  1  0.50000000  0.72320915  0.22320915  1.0
  Zn  Zn7  1  0.72320915  0.50000000  0.22320915  1.0
  Zn  Zn8  1  0.27679085  0.50000000  0.77679085  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Ni  Ni12  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
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