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RARE EARTH DISILICIDES

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry (U.S.)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/j100810a028· OSTI ID:4791132
Disilicides of yttrium and of a number of the heavier rare earth metals were prepared. X-ray diffraction analysis indicates that the yttrium compound is dimorphic, crystallizing in the hexagonal system (AiB/sub 2/ type) at low temperatures and ib the orthorhombic system (distorted form of the tetragonal ThSi/sub 2/ structure) at higher temperatures. Tb and Ho disilicides are orthorhombic while the disilicides of Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu are hexagonal. The composition of the YbSi/sub 2/ phase was investigated by x-ray diffraction methods; within the limits of experimental error, the unit cell contains two silicon atoms for each ytterbium atom, as indicated by the formula. (auth)
Research Organization:
Polytechnic Inst. of Brooklyn
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
NSA Number:
NSA-16-016377
OSTI ID:
4791132
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry (U.S.), Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry (U.S.) Vol. Vol: 66; ISSN JPCHA
Country of Publication:
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Language:
English