Structure and properties of YbZnSn, YbAgSn, and Yb{sub 2}Pt{sub 2}Pb
- Univ. Muenster (Germany)
- Johannes Gutenberg Univ., Mainz (Germany). Inst. fuer Anorganische Chemie
YbZnSn, YbAgSn, and Yb{sub 2}Pt{sub 2}Pb were synthesized by reacting the elements in sealed tantalum tubes in a high-frequency furnace. The structures of YbAgSn and Yb{sub 2}Pt{sub 2}Pb were refined from single crystal X-ray data: YbAgPb type, P{bar 6}m2, a = 479.2(2) pm, c = 1087.3(3) pm, wR2 = 0.050, BASF = 0.34(8), 509 F{sup 2} values, 18 variables for Yb{sub 2}Pt{sub 2}Pb. The lattice constants of YbZnSn are confirmed: NdPtSb type, P6{sub 3}mc, a = 464.7(1) pm, c = 747.7(2) pm. The stannides YbZnSn and YbAgSn crystallize with superstructures of the AlB{sub 2} type. The zinc (silver) and tin atoms form ordered Zn{sub 3}Sn{sub 3} and Ag{sub 3}Sn{sub 3} hexagons, respectively. Magnetic susceptibility measurements on YbZnSn and YbAgSn show Pauli paramagnetism with room temperature susceptibilities of 2.5(1) {times} 10{sup {minus}9} and 4.6(1) {times} 10{sup {minus}9} m{sup 3}/mol. Electrical resistivity measurements indicate metallic conductivity with specific resistivities of 440 {+-} 40 {mu}{Omega}cm (YbZnSn) and 490 {+-} 40 {mu}{Omega}cm (YbAgSn) at 300 K. {sup 119}Sn Moessbauer spectra of YbZnSn show a single signal at room temperature with an isomer shift of {delta} = 1.85(1) mm/s. YbAgSn shows two superimposed signals at 78 K: a singlet at {delta} = 1.94(1) mm/s and a second signal at {delta} = 1.99(1) mm/s subjected to quadrupole splitting of {Delta}E{sub Q} = 1.35(1) mm/s, in agreement with the two crystallographically different tin sites.
- OSTI ID:
- 679248
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 145, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1999
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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