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Electrical and magnetic properties of tantalum silicon telluride and isostructural compounds

Journal Article · · Materials Research Bulletin; (United States)
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  1. Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

Electrical resistivity, magnetic susceptibility, and lattice parameter measurements for the family of low-dimensional compounds, M[sub 4]ZTe[sub 4] (M=Ta, Z=Si, Cr, Fe, Co, and Ni; M=Nb, Z=Si, Fe) are reported. The compounds with Z=Si are diamagnetic and the resistivity curves suggest two phase transitions, possibly due to charge density waves in these pseudo one-dimensional systems. For Z=Cr, Fe, Co, and Ni the compounds are paramagnetic metals with characteristics of typical intermetallic phases.

DOE Contract Number:
FG02-87ER45298
OSTI ID:
7207423
Journal Information:
Materials Research Bulletin; (United States), Journal Name: Materials Research Bulletin; (United States) Vol. 29:3; ISSN MRBUAC; ISSN 0025-5408
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English