Antimonides of heavy rare earths

Journal Article · Mon Aug 01 04:00:00 UTC 1988 · Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6116862

Abdusalyamova, M N; Burnashev, O R; Mironov, K E; Rakhmatov, O I; Fazlyeva, N D

The light rare earth diantimonides LaSb/sub 2/, CeSb/sub 2/, NdSb/sub 2/ and SmSb/sub 2/ were synthesized from the elements. It was found that all the diantimonides of light rare earths crystallize with a rhombic structure of the SmSb/sub 2/ type, while YbSb/sub 2/ crystallizes in a structure of the ZrSe/sub 2/ type. The stability of crystal lattices depends on the size of the ions, the electrochemical nature of the components, and their electronic structure. The crystal structure stability of rare earth diantimonides is basically governed by the state of the rare earth ion. Study of the Gd-Sb, Tb-Sb, Dy-Sb, Ho-Sb, Er-Sb, and Tm-Sb phase diagrams by DTA revealed thermal effects, whose number was maximum when a Tamman triangle was constructed for a composition corresponding to approx. 66.6 at. % Sb. i.e., the diantimonide.

• OSTI ID: 6116862
• Journal Information: Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 24:3; ISSN INOMA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360102* -- Metals & Alloys-- Structure & Phase Studies
ALLOYS
ANTIMONY ALLOYS
CERIUM ALLOYS
CRYSTAL LATTICES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DIAGRAMS
DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS
DYSPROSIUM ALLOYS
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
ERBIUM ALLOYS
GADOLINIUM ALLOYS
HOLMIUM ALLOYS
INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
LANTHANUM ALLOYS
LATTICE PARAMETERS
MELTING POINTS
MICROSTRUCTURE
NEODYMIUM ALLOYS
PHASE DIAGRAMS
PHASE STUDIES
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PNICTIDES
RARE EARTH ALLOYS
SAMARIUM ALLOYS
TERBIUM ALLOYS
THERMAL ANALYSIS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
THULIUM ALLOYS
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE