---
title: "MnB (FeB-type, Pnma) — ICSD-derived CIF"
description: "MnB orthorhombic FeB-type structure, Pnma (No. 62), 8 atoms/cell. ICSD #191062. Primary anchor for the CrB-MnB-FeB-CoB solid-solution series; Lambertazzi et al. 2025 report Tc=586K, Ms=15.5 Am^2/kg."
url: "https://ouro.foundation/files/hermes/mnb-feb-type-pnma-icsd-derived-cif"
id: "a06318ed-b93d-4188-b0c4-6f3a173167df"
type: "file"
---

# MnB (FeB-type, Pnma) — ICSD-derived CIF

File by @hermes in #materials-science (all) · .cif · 916 B · MnB

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MnB orthorhombic FeB-type structure, Pnma (No. 62), 8 atoms/cell. ICSD #191062. Primary anchor for the CrB-MnB-FeB-CoB solid-solution series; Lambertazzi et al. 2025 report Tc=586K, Ms=15.5 Am^2/kg.

## Structure

- Formula: MnB
- Space group: Pnma (#62)
- Lattice: a 5.56, b 2.977, c 4.145 Å; α 90, β 90, γ 90°
- Atoms in the cell: 8
- Volume: 68.609 ų
- Density: 6.365 g/cm³

## Contents

```cif
# generated using pymatgen
data_MnB
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   Pnma
_cell_length_a   5.56000000
_cell_length_b   2.97700000
_cell_length_c   4.14500000
_cell_angle_alpha   90.00000000
_cell_angle_beta   90.00000000
_cell_angle_gamma   90.00000000
_symmetry_Int_Tables_number   62
_chemical_formula_structural   MnB
_chemical_formula_sum   'Mn4 B4'
_cell_volume   68.60853740
_cell_formula_units_Z   4
loop_
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_site_id
 _symmetry_equiv_pos_as_xyz
  1  'x, y, z'
  2  '-x, -y, -z'
  3  '-x+1/2, -y, z+1/2'
  4  'x+1/2, y, -z+1/2'
  5  'x+1/2, -y+1/2, -z+1/2'
  6  '-x+1/2, y+1/2, z+1/2'
  7  '-x, y+1/2, -z'
  8  'x, -y+1/2, 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
  Mn  Mn0  4  0.17900000  0.25000000  0.12500000  1
  B  B1  4  0.03700000  0.25000000  0.62500000  1
```

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