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MP-ID: mp-645182 · Space group: Pnma (#62)

Basic Information

Formula
Sm2NiSn4
MP-ID
mp-645182
Elements
3
Sites
28
Density
8.1426
g/cm³
Volume
680.52
ų
Cell a
4.4736
Å
Cell b
8.9205
Å
Cell c
17.0528
Å
α Angle
90.00
°
β Angle
90.00
°
γ Angle
90.00
°
Space Group
Pnma
Point Group
mmm
Crystal System
Orthorhombic
Bravais Lattice
oP
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
22.44 3.9615 2.0 (1,0,2)
25.38 3.5090 5.0 (0,2,3)
28.74 3.1058 1.9 (1,2,1)
31.48 2.8421 15.2 (0,0,6)
32.43 2.7610 100.0 (1,2,3)
33.06 2.7093 9.4 (0,2,5)
34.03 2.6348 1.4 (0,3,3)
34.57 2.5950 5.0 (1,1,5)
37.49 2.3989 12.7 (1,0,6)
38.87 2.3166 2.4 (1,1,6)
40.32 2.2368 21.0 (2,0,0)
40.45 2.2301 19.2 (0,4,0)
43.66 2.0732 1.2 (0,1,8)
45.25 2.0039 1.4 (1,3,5)
47.23 1.9243 3.7 (1,0,8)
48.25 1.8862 1.9 (2,2,3)
52.03 1.7577 7.6 (2,0,6)
52.13 1.7545 7.2 (0,4,6)
52.47 1.7439 5.5 (0,2,9)
52.85 1.7324 1.1 (0,3,8)
53.09 1.7249 4.8 (2,2,5)
56.33 1.6334 7.4 (1,4,6)
56.65 1.6248 7.5 (1,2,9)
58.44 1.5793 13.2 (2,4,0)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.61558
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.08066
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-25.0111
eV/atom
Volume/atom
24.30
ų
c/a Ratio
3.8119

Electronic Properties

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

Magnetic Properties

Magnetic
No
Total Mag. Moment
0.0000
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
Sn · 0.571
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
Solute Fraction
0.429
Interstitial Fraction
0.000
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
0.9557
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
7.9457
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
1.2434
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
12.752%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.3528
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
5.429
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-5.878
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.8699
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

Related Tasks

Related computation task IDs (3)

Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-645182
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Sm2NiSn4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-645182, 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_Sm2NiSn4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   4.47361416
_cell_length_b   8.92049243
_cell_length_c   17.05279498
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Sm2NiSn4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Sm8 Ni4 Sn16'
_cell_volume   680.52318212
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
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  0.25000000  0.61097712  0.64617931  1.0
  Sm  Sm1  1  0.25000000  0.36803655  0.14798394  1.0
  Sm  Sm2  1  0.25000000  0.88902288  0.14617931  1.0
  Sm  Sm3  1  0.75000000  0.11097712  0.85382069  1.0
  Sm  Sm4  1  0.75000000  0.63196345  0.85201606  1.0
  Sm  Sm5  1  0.25000000  0.13196345  0.64798394  1.0
  Sm  Sm6  1  0.75000000  0.86803655  0.35201606  1.0
  Sm  Sm7  1  0.75000000  0.38902288  0.35382069  1.0
  Ni  Ni8  1  0.75000000  0.35369811  0.56098513  1.0
  Ni  Ni9  1  0.25000000  0.64630189  0.43901487  1.0
  Ni  Ni10  1  0.75000000  0.14630189  0.06098513  1.0
  Ni  Ni11  1  0.25000000  0.85369811  0.93901487  1.0
  Sn  Sn12  1  0.25000000  0.60849613  0.00831170  1.0
  Sn  Sn13  1  0.75000000  0.87230306  0.00824531  1.0
  Sn  Sn14  1  0.75000000  0.62841820  0.17872458  1.0
  Sn  Sn15  1  0.25000000  0.12841820  0.32127542  1.0
  Sn  Sn16  1  0.75000000  0.39150387  0.99168830  1.0
  Sn  Sn17  1  0.75000000  0.36998884  0.70792710  1.0
  Sn  Sn18  1  0.75000000  0.62769694  0.50824531  1.0
  Sn  Sn19  1  0.25000000  0.86998884  0.79207290  1.0
  Sn  Sn20  1  0.75000000  0.10849613  0.49168830  1.0
  Sn  Sn21  1  0.25000000  0.37158180  0.82127542  1.0
  Sn  Sn22  1  0.75000000  0.13001116  0.20792710  1.0
  Sn  Sn23  1  0.25000000  0.37230306  0.49175469  1.0
  Sn  Sn24  1  0.25000000  0.63001116  0.29207290  1.0
  Sn  Sn25  1  0.75000000  0.87158180  0.67872458  1.0
  Sn  Sn26  1  0.25000000  0.89150387  0.50831170  1.0
  Sn  Sn27  1  0.25000000  0.12769694  0.99175469  1.0
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