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MP-ID: mp-8793 · Space group: R-3m (#166)

Basic Information

Formula
Nd5(FeB3)2
MP-ID
mp-8793
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
7.0030
g/cm³
Volume
212.88
ų
Cell a
8.8392
Å
Cell b
8.8392
Å
Cell c
8.8392
Å
α Angle
35.95
°
β Angle
35.95
°
γ Angle
35.95
°
Space Group
R-3m
Point Group
-3m
Crystal System
Trigonal
Bravais Lattice
hR
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
21.52 4.1295 33.9 (2,2,2)
23.68 3.7566 10.1 (2,1,1)
23.68 3.7566 5.1 (1,2,1)
26.06 3.4195 11.6 (2,2,1)
26.06 3.4195 23.2 (2,1,2)
31.58 2.8328 36.9 (3,2,2)
31.58 2.8328 18.5 (2,3,2)
32.52 2.7530 2.9 (3,3,3)
32.83 2.7278 100.0 (1,0,-1)
32.83 2.7278 50.0 (1,-1,0)
34.63 2.5902 20.7 (3,3,2)
34.63 2.5902 10.3 (2,3,3)
34.63 2.5901 2.8 (2,1,0)
39.60 2.2760 40.8 (3,2,1)
39.60 2.2760 20.4 (1,3,2)
40.89 2.2072 1.3 (2,2,0)
40.89 2.2072 2.5 (2,0,2)
42.39 2.1324 3.2 (3,1,1)
42.39 2.1324 6.4 (1,3,1)
43.85 2.0648 14.5 (4,4,4)
44.56 2.0332 1.3 (4,4,3)
46.20 1.9649 6.4 (3,3,1)
46.20 1.9649 6.4 (3,1,3)
46.20 1.9649 6.4 (1,3,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.38599
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-6.60577
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0000
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-17.2751
eV/atom
Volume/atom
16.38
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
2.1864
μB
Mag. Ordering
Unknown
Mag. Sites
0
Magnetization/Volume
0.010270
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
B · 0.462
Element Family
Metalloid-Nonmetal
Solute Fraction
0.538
Interstitial Fraction
0.462
Composite Radar (normalized)
Element-Class Share
Mix Entropy ΔS/R
1.0123
HEA criterion (>1.0 = high entropy)
Mix Entropy ΔS
8.4165
J/mol·K
Ω Parameter
0.5040
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
33.003%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.4184
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
3.769
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-31.087
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.9215
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
AM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-8793
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Nd5(FeB3)2 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-8793, 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_Nd5(FeB3)2
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   8.83922358
_cell_length_b   8.83922192
_cell_length_c   8.83922236
_cell_angle_alpha   35.94923526
_cell_angle_beta   35.94923288
_cell_angle_gamma   35.94922776
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Nd5(FeB3)2
_chemical_formula_sum   'Nd5 Fe2 B6'
_cell_volume   212.87549654
_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
  Nd  Nd0  1  0.58288607  0.58288607  0.58288607  1.0
  Nd  Nd1  1  0.41711393  0.41711393  0.41711393  1.0
  Nd  Nd2  1  0.74941921  0.74941921  0.74941921  1.0
  Nd  Nd3  1  0.25058079  0.25058079  0.25058079  1.0
  Nd  Nd4  1  0.00000000  -0.00000000  -0.00000000  1.0
  Fe  Fe5  1  0.87948447  0.87948447  0.87948447  1.0
  Fe  Fe6  1  0.12051553  0.12051553  0.12051553  1.0
  B  B7  1  0.50000000  0.83498266  0.16501734  1.0
  B  B8  1  0.16501734  0.50000000  0.83498266  1.0
  B  B9  1  0.83498266  0.16501734  0.50000000  1.0
  B  B10  1  0.50000000  0.16501734  0.83498266  1.0
  B  B11  1  0.83498266  0.50000000  0.16501734  1.0
  B  B12  1  0.16501734  0.83498266  0.50000000  1.0
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