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The novel composition – TiFe1.3Os3.9B2.8 – is the first quaternary phase of the NbRuB structure type. The layer‐like structure consists of boron (mixed with 8 % Fe) dumbbells in the same layer as osmium atoms, some sites with mixed occupancies. The second layer has isolated boron, osmium/titanium (51 % Os) and iron atoms. The presence of iron enables the study of magnetism as Fe‐chains are present, with intra‐ and interchain distances of 3.02 Å and 5.76 Å, respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) predicts magnetic ordering to be likely with the antiferromagnetic ground state only 13 meV more favorable than the ferromagnetic state. This discovery opens the possibilities of studying various quaternary compositions in the superconducting NbRuB structure type. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new ternary phase, TiIrB, was synthesized by arc-melting of the elements and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic Ti1+xRh2−x+yIr3−yB3 structure type, space group Pbam (no. 55) with the lattice parameters a = 8.655(2), b = 15.020(2), and c = 3.2271(4) Å. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations were carried out to understand the electronic structure, including a Bader charge analysis. The charge distribution of TiIrB in the Ti1+xRh2−x+yIr3−yB3-type phase has been evaluated for the first time, and the results indicate that more electron density is transferred to the boron atoms in the zigzag B4 units than to isolated boron atoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]