Published March 15, 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Crystal structures of La3ZrSb5, La3HfSb5, and LaCrSb3. Structural relationships in ternary rare-earth antimonides

  • 1. Alberta Univ., Edmonton, AB (Canada). Dept. of Chemistry

Description

The crystal structures of the ternary rare-earth antimonides La3ZrSb5, La3HfSb5, and LaCrSb3 have been determined from single-crystal X-ray data (La3ZrSb5: P63/mcm, Z=2, a=9.5743(9) A, c=6.3495(7) A, V=504.1(1) A3, T=-60 C. La3HfSb5: P63/mcm, Z=2, a=9.557(2) A, c=6.3388(6) A, V=501.4(1) A3, T=-60 C. LaCrSb3: Pbcm, Z=4, a=13.2835(7) A, b=6.2127(2) A, c=6.116(1) A, V=504.8(1) A3, T=22 C.) The structure of La3MSb5 (M=Zr, Hf) consists of chains of Sb atoms and chains of face-sharing MSb6 octahedra, separated by La atoms. LaCrSb3 is isostructural to CeCrSb3, and consists of nearly square sheets of Sb atoms and layers of face- and edge-sharing CrSb6 octahedra, separated by the rare-earth atoms. The RECrSb3 series, previously shown to exist for RE=La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, has now been extended to include RE=Gd, Tb, Dy. Structural relationships between various ternary rare-earth antimonides are drawn. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal Volume
249
Journal Issue
1-2
Series
Proceedings. Pt. 1.
Journal Page Range
p. 191-198.
ISSN
0925-8388
CODEN
JALCEU

Conference

Title
21. rare earth research conference (RERC-21).
Dates
7-12 Jul 1996.
Place
Duluth, MN (United States).

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Switzerland
INIS RN
28060872
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
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Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANTIMONY ALLOYS; BOND LENGTHS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HAFNIUM ALLOYS; LANTHANUM ALLOYS; SYNTHESIS; TERNARY ALLOY SYSTEMS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS
Descriptors DEC
ALLOY SYSTEMS; ALLOYS; COHERENT SCATTERING; DIFFRACTION; RARE EARTH ALLOYS; SCATTERING; TRANSITION ELEMENT ALLOYS