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Title: Phonon glass behavior beyond traditional cage structures: synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of KMg4Sb3

Abstract

Low-energy rattling of potassium cations in open channels of Mg–Sb framework causes a Phonon-Glass thermal behavior of novel antimonide KMg4Sb3.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  2. Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1434316
Report Number(s):
IS-J-9642
Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488; JMCAET; TRN: US1802683
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11358; SC0008931
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Wang, Jian, Wang, Lin -Lin, and Kovnir, Kirill. Phonon glass behavior beyond traditional cage structures: synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of KMg4Sb3. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1039/C8TA00553B.
Wang, Jian, Wang, Lin -Lin, & Kovnir, Kirill. Phonon glass behavior beyond traditional cage structures: synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of KMg4Sb3. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA00553B
Wang, Jian, Wang, Lin -Lin, and Kovnir, Kirill. Mon . "Phonon glass behavior beyond traditional cage structures: synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of KMg4Sb3". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA00553B. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1434316.
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title = {Phonon glass behavior beyond traditional cage structures: synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of KMg4Sb3},
author = {Wang, Jian and Wang, Lin -Lin and Kovnir, Kirill},
abstractNote = {Low-energy rattling of potassium cations in open channels of Mg–Sb framework causes a Phonon-Glass thermal behavior of novel antimonide KMg4Sb3.},
doi = {10.1039/C8TA00553B},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry. A},
number = 11,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Feb 19 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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Table 1 Table 1: Selected data collection and structure refinement parameters for KMg4Sb3 and A2Mg5Sb4.

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