TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and Rietveld analysis of Zn4 - XCdxSb 3 bulk crystals in the Zn-rich region
AU - Souma, Takeshi
AU - Ohtaki, Michitaka
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2006/3/9
Y1 - 2006/3/9
N2 - A series of nine bulk crystals of the Zn4 - xCd xSb3 compounds (x = 0-2.00 with 0.25 step) has been successfully synthesized and the detailed crystal structure has been refined by powder XRD study using the Rietveld method including the quantitative analysis. The substitution limit of the Cd atoms for the Zn4 - xCd xSb3 system has been extended to x = 2.00 by employing the vacuum casting method without annealing. The purities and densities of the bulk crystals exceeded approximately 96 mass% and 95% of XRD density, respectively. The lattice parameters of the a and c-axes in the system increase linearly with increasing Cd content x with obeying the Vegard law.
AB - A series of nine bulk crystals of the Zn4 - xCd xSb3 compounds (x = 0-2.00 with 0.25 step) has been successfully synthesized and the detailed crystal structure has been refined by powder XRD study using the Rietveld method including the quantitative analysis. The substitution limit of the Cd atoms for the Zn4 - xCd xSb3 system has been extended to x = 2.00 by employing the vacuum casting method without annealing. The purities and densities of the bulk crystals exceeded approximately 96 mass% and 95% of XRD density, respectively. The lattice parameters of the a and c-axes in the system increase linearly with increasing Cd content x with obeying the Vegard law.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jallcom.2005.06.062
DO - 10.1016/j.jallcom.2005.06.062
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:32844465154
VL - 413
SP - 289
EP - 297
JO - Journal of Alloys and Compounds
JF - Journal of Alloys and Compounds
SN - 0925-8388
IS - 1-2
ER -