Sb–Yb system

48 accepted literature values from 2 paper(s) (experimental 19, model 17, DFT 12); 2 calculated phase diagram(s). 13 further extracted value(s) not accepted by the reader-agreement checks are only in the JSON/CSV.

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Accepted values by evidence class
Evidence classValues
experimental19
model17
DFT12
Accepted values by property group
Property groupValues
invariant reaction34
phase transition1
formation13

Calculated phase diagrams

Binary phase diagrams calculated with pycalphad 0.11.2 from the SGTE binary collection (Hallstedt 2025, CC BY 4.0). Evidence class: model.

Assessments with a calculated phase diagram
TDB fileAssessmentSHA-256Links
SbYb-12Liu.tdbX.J. Liu, S.X. Gan, Z.S. Li, C.P. Wang, A.T. Tang, F.S. Pan, Calphad, 37, 132-36(2012). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2012.02.0049665ec0dd33d9b48560ace0ca7dd0ab396ca637cb94d4dc51d6859feed0fd056viewer · TDB · JSON
SbYb-23Paz.tdbJ. Paz Soldan Palma, X. Chong, Y. Wang, S.-L. Shang, Z.-K. Liu, Calphad, 81, 102541(2023). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2023.1025418bf0a94cd3195ef3e1e4da28edb291939f0817881a8c41900dcd1f13dbe29483viewer · TDB · JSON
Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB fileT (K)Phases at the invariant
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1813.03SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143) + SB3YB5_HT (x(Yb) 0.625) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.68235)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1813.03SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143) + SB3YB5_HT (x(Yb) 0.625) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.68231)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1813.03SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143) + SB3YB5_HT (x(Yb) 0.625) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.68216)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1678.22LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.42354) + SB10YB11 (x(Yb) 0.52381) + SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1678.22LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.42361) + SB10YB11 (x(Yb) 0.52381) + SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1553.22SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143) + SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + SB3YB5_HT (x(Yb) 0.625)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1553.22SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + SB3YB5_HT (x(Yb) 0.625) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.81101)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1553.22SB3YB5_HT (x(Yb) 0.625) + SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.81114)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1348.34LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.32366) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5) + SB10YB11 (x(Yb) 0.52381)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1348.34LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.32371) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5) + SB10YB11 (x(Yb) 0.52381)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1348.34LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.32362) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5) + SB10YB11 (x(Yb) 0.52381)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1083.15SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.9858) + BCC_A2 (x(Yb) 0.99823)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1077.97LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.25415) + SB2YB_C49 (x(Yb) 0.33333) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1077.97LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.25416) + SB2YB_C49 (x(Yb) 0.33333) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1077.97LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.25412) + SB2YB_C49 (x(Yb) 0.33333) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1038.15SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + FCC_A1 (x(Yb) 0.99786) + BCC_A2 (x(Yb) 0.99884)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb1038.15SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + FCC_A1 (x(Yb) 0.99788) + BCC_A2 (x(Yb) 0.99885)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb893.11RHOMBOHEDRAL_A7 (x(Yb) 0.00863) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.07738) + SB2YB_C49 (x(Yb) 0.33333)
SbYb-12Liu.tdb893.11RHOMBOHEDRAL_A7 (x(Yb) 0.00859) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.07657) + SB2YB_C49 (x(Yb) 0.33333)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1877.56SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143) + SB11YB16 (x(Yb) 0.59259) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.63844)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1877.55SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143) + SB11YB16 (x(Yb) 0.59259) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.63873)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1877.55SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143) + SB11YB16 (x(Yb) 0.59259) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.63879)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1811.98SB11YB16 (x(Yb) 0.59259) + SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.68207)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1811.98SB11YB16 (x(Yb) 0.59259) + SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.68223)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1678.09LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.44615) + SB10YB11 (x(Yb) 0.52381) + SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1678.09LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.44617) + SB10YB11 (x(Yb) 0.52381) + SB3YB4_D73 (x(Yb) 0.57143)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1344.28LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.32464) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5) + SB10YB11 (x(Yb) 0.52381)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1344.28LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.32471) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5) + SB10YB11 (x(Yb) 0.52381)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1344.28LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.32463) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5) + SB10YB11 (x(Yb) 0.52381)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1077.48SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.98763) + BCC_A2 (x(Yb) 0.99125)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1074.72LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.21726) + SB2YB_C49 (x(Yb) 0.33333) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1074.72LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.21742) + SB2YB_C49 (x(Yb) 0.33333) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1074.72LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.21718) + SB2YB_C49 (x(Yb) 0.33333) + SBYB_B1 (x(Yb) 0.5)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1033.36SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + FCC_A1 (x(Yb) 0.99336) + BCC_A2 (x(Yb) 0.99341)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb1033.36SB3YB5_D88 (x(Yb) 0.625) + FCC_A1 (x(Yb) 0.99353) + BCC_A2 (x(Yb) 0.99357)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb885.12RHOMBOHEDRAL_A7 (x(Yb) 0.0071) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.04959) + SB2YB_C49 (x(Yb) 0.33333)
SbYb-23Paz.tdb885.12RHOMBOHEDRAL_A7 (x(Yb) 0.0071) + LIQUID (x(Yb) 0.04956) + SB2YB_C49 (x(Yb) 0.33333)

Convex hulls: OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull SbYb-12Liu

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Sb–Yb system (34)
T (K)Reaction / phasesCompositions (mole fraction)ClassSourceLocationQuote
1953.35congruent melting: L -> Sb3Yb4L: Yb 0.5714; Sb3Yb4: Yb 0.5714model[1] Liu 2012Table 5, p. 4, row 2
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1953.15congruent melting: L -> Sb3Yb4L: Yb 0.5714; Sb3Yb4: Yb 0.5714experimental[1] Liu 2012
cites V 1999
Table 5, p. 4, row 1
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1953congruent melting: Liquid -> Yb4Sb3Liquid: Sb 0.57; Yb4Sb3: Sb 0.428571, Yb 0.571429model[2] Palma 2023Table 2, p. 28, row 12
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1953congruent melting: Liquid -> Yb4Sb3Liquid: Sb 0.57; Yb4Sb3: Sb 0.428571, Yb 0.571429experimental[2] Palma 2023
cites Abulkhaev 1997
Table 2, p. 28, row 11
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1877peritectic: Liquid+Yb4Sb3 -> Yb16Sb11Liquid: Sb 0.36; Yb4Sb3: Sb 0.428571, Yb 0.571429; Yb16Sb11: Sb 0.407407, Yb 0.592593model[2] Palma 2023Table 2, p. 28, row 13
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1813.17peritectic: L + Sb3Yb4 -> βSb3Yb5L: Yb 0.682; Sb3Yb4: Yb 0.5714; βSb3Yb5: Yb 0.625model[1] Liu 2012Table 5, p. 4, row 4
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1813.15peritectic: L + Sb3Yb4 -> βSb3Yb5Sb3Yb4: Yb 0.5714; βSb3Yb5: Yb 0.625experimental[1] Liu 2012
cites V 1999
Table 5, p. 4, row 3
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1813peritectic: Liquid+Yb16Sb11 -> Yb5Sb3Liquid: Sb 0.34; Yb16Sb11: Sb 0.407407, Yb 0.592593; Yb5Sb3: Sb 0.375, Yb 0.625experimental[2] Palma 2023
cites Abulkhaev 1997
Table 2, p. 28, row 14
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1813congruent melting: Liquid -> Yb4Sb3Liquid: Sb 0.428571, Yb 0.571429; Yb4Sb3: Sb 0.428571, Yb 0.571429experimental[2] Palma 2023
cites Bodnar 1967 doi
Table 2, p. 28, row 10
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1812peritectic: Liquid+Yb16Sb11 -> Yb5Sb3Liquid: Sb 0.318; Yb16Sb11: Sb 0.407407, Yb 0.592593; Yb5Sb3: Sb 0.375, Yb 0.625model[2] Palma 2023Table 2, p. 28, row 15
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1678.18peritectic: L + Sb3Yb4 -> Sb10Yb11L: Yb 0.424; Sb3Yb4: Yb 0.5714; Sb10Yb11: Yb 0.5238model[1] Liu 2012Table 5, p. 4, row 6
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1678.15peritectic: L + Sb3Yb4 -> Sb10Yb11Sb3Yb4: Yb 0.5714; Sb10Yb11: Yb 0.5238experimental[1] Liu 2012
cites V 1999
Table 5, p. 4, row 5
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1678peritectic: Liquid+Yb4Sb3 -> Yb11Sb10Liquid: Sb 0.55; Yb4Sb3: Sb 0.428571, Yb 0.571429; Yb11Sb10: Sb 0.47619, Yb 0.52381experimental[2] Palma 2023
cites Abulkhaev 1997
Table 2, p. 28, row 8
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1678peritectic: Liquid+Yb4Sb3 -> Yb11Sb10Liquid: Sb 0.554; Yb4Sb3: Sb 0.428571, Yb 0.571429; Yb11Sb10: Sb 0.47619, Yb 0.52381model[2] Palma 2023Table 2, p. 28, row 9
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1553.22polymorphic: βSb3Yb5 -> αSb3Yb5βSb3Yb5: Yb 0.625; αSb3Yb5: Yb 0.625model[1] Liu 2012Table 5, p. 4, row 8
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1553.15polymorphic: βSb3Yb5 -> αSb3Yb5βSb3Yb5: Yb 0.625; αSb3Yb5: Yb 0.625experimental[1] Liu 2012
cites V 1999
Table 5, p. 4, row 7
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1348.15peritectic: L + Sb10Yb11 -> SbYbSb10Yb11: Yb 0.5238; SbYb: Yb 0.5experimental[1] Liu 2012
cites V 1999
Table 5, p. 4, row 9
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1348.15peritectic: L + Sb10Yb11 -> SbYbL: Yb 0.3236; Sb10Yb11: Yb 0.5238; SbYb: Yb 0.5model[1] Liu 2012Table 5, p. 4, row 10
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1348peritectic: Liquid+Yb11Sb10 -> YbSbLiquid: Sb 0.66; Yb11Sb10: Sb 0.47619, Yb 0.52381; YbSb: Sb 0.5, Yb 0.5experimental[2] Palma 2023
cites Bodnar 1967 doi
Table 2, p. 28, row 6
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1344peritectic: Liquid+Yb11Sb10 -> YbSbLiquid: Sb 0.675; Yb11Sb10: Sb 0.47619, Yb 0.52381; YbSb: Sb 0.5, Yb 0.5model[2] Palma 2023Table 2, p. 28, row 7
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1118peritectic: Liquid+YbSb -> YbSb2YbSb: Sb 0.5, Yb 0.5; YbSb2: Sb 0.666667, Yb 0.333333experimental[2] Palma 2023
cites Bodnar 1967 doi
Table 2, p. 28, row 3
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1083.15eutectic: L -> αSb3Yb5 + (γYb)L: Yb 0.99; αSb3Yb5: Yb 0.625experimental[1] Liu 2012
cites V 1999
Table 5, p. 4, row 11
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1083.15eutectic: L -> αSb3Yb5 + (γYb)L: Yb 0.986; αSb3Yb5: Yb 0.625; (γYb): Yb 0.9982model[1] Liu 2012Table 5, p. 4, row 12
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1083eutectic: Liquid -> Yb5Sb3+ BCC_A2Yb5Sb3: Sb 0.375, Yb 0.625experimental[2] Palma 2023
cites Abulkhaev 1997
Table 2, p. 28, row 16
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1078.15peritectic: L + SbYb -> Sb2YbL: Yb 0.254; SbYb: Yb 0.5; Sb2Yb: Yb 0.3333model[1] Liu 2012Table 5, p. 4, row 14
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1078.15peritectic: L + SbYb -> Sb2YbSbYb: Yb 0.5; Sb2Yb: Yb 0.3333experimental[1] Liu 2012
cites V 1999
Table 5, p. 4, row 13
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1078peritectic: Liquid+YbSb -> YbSb2Liquid: Sb 0.79; YbSb: Sb 0.5, Yb 0.5; YbSb2: Sb 0.666667, Yb 0.333333experimental[2] Palma 2023
cites Abulkhaev 1997
Table 2, p. 28, row 4
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1078eutectic: Liquid -> Yb5Sb3+ BCC_A2Liquid: Sb 0.0123; Yb5Sb3: Sb 0.375, Yb 0.625model[2] Palma 2023Table 2, p. 28, row 17
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1075peritectic: Liquid+YbSb -> YbSb2Liquid: Sb 0.783; YbSb: Sb 0.5, Yb 0.5; YbSb2: Sb 0.666667, Yb 0.333333model[2] Palma 2023Table 2, p. 28, row 5
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1038.15peritectoid: αSb3Yb5 + (γYb) -> (βYb)αSb3Yb5: Yb 0.625; (γYb): Yb 0.9988model[1] Liu 2012Table 5, p. 4, row 15
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893.15eutectic: L -> Sb2Yb + (Sb)L: Yb 0.076; Sb2Yb: Yb 0.3333; (Sb): Yb 0.0086model[1] Liu 2012Table 5, p. 4, row 17
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893.15eutectic: L -> Sb2Yb + (Sb)L: Yb 0.1; Sb2Yb: Yb 0.3333experimental[1] Liu 2012
cites V 1999
Table 5, p. 4, row 16
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893eutectic: Liquid -> Rhombohedral+YbSb2YbSb2: Sb 0.666667, Yb 0.333333experimental[2] Palma 2023
cites Abulkhaev 1997
Table 2, p. 28, row 1
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885eutectic: Liquid -> Rhombohedral+YbSb2Liquid: Sb 0.95; YbSb2: Sb 0.666667, Yb 0.333333model[2] Palma 2023Table 2, p. 28, row 2
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Formation enthalpies

Literature values in kJ/mol-atom where the per-atom basis is known. DFT columns: the lowest-energy entry at the same composition (Materials Project 2026.04.13, OQMD v1.8; different energy references, never averaged), from dft_parity.json.

Enthalpies of formation, Sb–Yb system (13)
PhaseCompoundValueT (K)ClassMP DFT (kJ/mol-atom)OQMD DFT (kJ/mol-atom)SourceLocationQuote
Yb11Sb10-96.7 kJ/mol-atomDFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 14
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Yb11Sb10-96.7 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 14
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Yb16Sb11-101.94 kJ/mol-atomDFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 12
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Yb16Sb11-101.94 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 12
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Yb4Sb3-100.24 kJ/mol-atomDFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 13
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Yb4Sb3-100.24 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 13
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Yb5Sb3-98.48 kJ/mol-atomDFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 11
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Yb5Sb3-98.48 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 11
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YbSb-64.03 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 16
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YbSb-64.03 kJ/mol-atomDFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 16
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YbSbSbYb-62 kJ/mol-atom298.15experimental-77.662 (oqmd-336040)[2] Palma 2023
cites Pratt 1970
Table 1, p. 27, row 15
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YbSb2-68.29 kJ/mol-atom0DFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 17
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YbSb2-68.29 kJ/mol-atomDFT[2] Palma 2023
cites Chong 2021 doi
Table 1, p. 27, row 17
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Other properties

Phase transition (1)

Phase transition, Sb–Yb system
PropertyValueT (K)Phases / compositionClassSourceLocationQuote
Phase transition1813 K1813congruent transformationexperimental[2] Palma 2023
cites Bodnar 1967 doi
p. 4
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The study determined that Yb4Sb3 melted congruently at 1813 K, and Yb-rich regions were in equilibrium with the gas phase.

Sources

Reporting papers the values were read from (a value cited from another work names that work in its row).

  1. X.J. Liu, S.X. Gan, Z.S. Li, C.P. Wang, A.T. Tang, F.S. Pan, Thermodynamic assessment of the Ho–Sb and Sb–Yb systems, Calphad 37, 132-136 (2012). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2012.02.004
  2. Jorge Paz Soldan Palma, XiaoYu Chong, Yi Wang, Shun-Li Shang, Zi-Kui Liu, Thermodynamic re-modeling of the Yb-Sb system aided by first-principles calculations, Calphad 81, 102541 (2023). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2023.102541