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MP-ID: mp-972121 · Space group: I4/mmm (#139)

Basic Information

Formula
Tm(Al2Cr)4
MP-ID
mp-972121
Elements
3
Sites
13
Density
4.9364
g/cm³
Volume
199.40
ų
Cell a
6.7714
Å
Cell b
6.7714
Å
Cell c
6.7714
Å
α Angle
98.00
°
β Angle
98.00
°
γ Angle
136.20
°
Space Group
I4/mmm
Point Group
4/mmm
Crystal System
Tetragonal
Bravais Lattice
tI
Stability
No
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
14.10 6.2827 67.6 (0,0,1)
19.99 4.4425 1.0 (1,-1,1)
20.22 4.3915 59.7 (1,0,0)
28.41 3.1413 42.8 (0,0,2)
28.58 3.1231 75.1 (1,0,1)
31.85 2.8097 36.6 (1,-1,2)
35.12 2.5550 56.9 (2,-1,1)
35.54 2.5259 6.3 (1,1,-1)
38.41 2.3435 12.5 (1,1,0)
40.62 2.2213 75.8 (2,-2,2)
40.74 2.2148 90.9 (1,0,2)
41.11 2.1958 100.0 (2,0,0)
43.20 2.0942 12.4 (0,0,3)
45.66 1.9868 4.8 (1,-1,3)
45.78 1.9821 3.4 (2,-1,2)
46.11 1.9684 15.3 (1,1,1)
48.46 1.8784 22.9 (2,0,1)
52.52 1.7425 8.3 (2,-2,3)
54.76 1.6763 19.3 (1,0,3)
55.06 1.6680 1.8 (3,-1,1)
55.55 1.6545 4.3 (2,1,-1)
57.13 1.6122 10.9 (1,1,2)
58.79 1.5707 15.6 (0,0,4)
58.88 1.5684 6.8 (2,-1,3)
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Energy Properties

Formation Energy/atom
-0.21083
eV/atom
Energy/atom
-5.83078
eV/atom
Energy above Hull
0.0080
eV/atom
Uncorrected Energy
-5.8308
eV/atom
Volume/atom
15.34
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
2.5524
μB
Mag. Ordering
FM
Mag. Sites
4
Magnetization/Volume
0.012800
μB/ų

Elastic Properties

Elastic data not available

Feature Analysis

Element Composition (atomic fraction)
Composition Info
Major / Matrix Element
Al · 0.615
Element Family
PostTransition-Noble
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
1.3056
Ω > 1.1 favors solid solution
Atomic Size Mismatch δr
8.501%
δr < 6.6% favors single-phase solid solution
Electronegativity Diff Δχ
0.1029
smaller = more stable mixing
VEC
4.692
valence electron concentration, affects phase stability
Mix Enthalpy ΔH_mix
-7.574
kJ/mol; negative = exothermic mixing
Entropy Norm
0.7817
SS Former
0
Phase Tendency
IM

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Citation & References

Materials Project Page
https://materialsproject.org/materials/mp-972121
Reference Citation

The crystal structure and related material properties of Tm(Al2Cr)4 were obtained from the Materials Project database (MP-ID: mp-972121, 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_Tm(Al2Cr)4
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P 1'
_cell_length_a   6.77139271
_cell_length_b   6.77139271
_cell_length_c   6.77139271
_cell_angle_alpha   97.99819110
_cell_angle_beta   97.99819110
_cell_angle_gamma   136.19636590
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   1
_chemical_formula_structural   Tm(Al2Cr)4
_chemical_formula_sum   'Tm1 Al8 Cr4'
_cell_volume   199.39968586
_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  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Al  Al1  1  0.72124000  0.50000000  0.22124000  1.0
  Al  Al2  1  0.50000000  0.27876000  0.77876000  1.0
  Al  Al3  1  0.33560300  0.00000000  0.33560300  1.0
  Al  Al4  1  0.00000000  0.66439700  0.66439700  1.0
  Al  Al5  1  0.66439700  0.00000000  0.66439700  1.0
  Al  Al6  1  0.00000000  0.33560300  0.33560300  1.0
  Al  Al7  1  0.50000000  0.72124000  0.22124000  1.0
  Al  Al8  1  0.27876000  0.50000000  0.77876000  1.0
  Cr  Cr9  1  0.50000000  0.50000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Cr  Cr10  1  0.00000000  0.00000000  0.50000000  1.0
  Cr  Cr11  1  0.00000000  0.50000000  0.00000000  1.0
  Cr  Cr12  1  0.50000000  0.00000000  0.00000000  1.0
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