File Name : figs1.tif Caption : the illustration of the global structure search of the nb-pb system at pressures. File Name : figs2.tif Caption : the electron localization function (elf) of nbpb2 (a), nb2pb (b), nb3pb (c), nb9pb (d) and nb5pb3 (e). File Name : figs3.tif Caption : the energy band structures of nb-pb intermetallics with soc and without soc.