Figure 2

(a) XRD patterns of TmNiSb specimen prepared at 1000 \(^{\circ }\)C with Rietveld fit using ZrBeSi-type and MgAgAs-type phases. Panel (b) present Rietveld fit for the same sample with LiGaGe-type and MgAgAs-type phases. Black ovals mark Bragg maxima for which the most significant differences were noticed between the two refinements, while triangles denote Bragg peaks of impurity phase. Miller indices are given for the most pronounced peaks of ZrBeSi-type and LiGaGe-type phases.