Published May 5, 1997 | Version v1
Journal article

Crystal structure and valence behavior of YbPdxGa11-x

  • 1. Vienna Univ. (Austria). Inst. fuer Physikalische Chemie
  • 2. CNRS, LURE-Universite de Paris-Sud, F-91405 Orsay (France)
  • 3. CNRS, UPR209, Pl. A. Briand, F-92195 Meudon (France)

Description

The ternary phase YbPdxGa11-x has been synthesized from the elements by high frequency argon melting. An extended homogeneous region at 600 C has been established from X-ray powder data for 2.3≤ x ≤3.4. The crystal structure of YbPd3Ga8 has been derived from X-ray single crystal counter data: partially ordered BaHg11-type, space group Pm3m (O1h, No. 221), a=8.4346(5) A: RF=0.054 for 176 independent reflections with I>2σ. YbPdxGa11-x samples are temperature independent Pauli-type paramagnets for x≤3. Increasing the palladium content to x>3 leads to an enhanced f-d electron interaction, and a variation of the magnetic moment due to valence instabilities (4f14→4f13) is established using X-ray absorption spectroscopy. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Journal Volume
252
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 88-92.
ISSN
0925-8388
CODEN
JALCEU