Preparation and investigation of the quaternary alloy CuTaInSe{sub 3}

Journal Article · Tue Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2007 · Materials Research Bulletin

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2007.02.003· OSTI ID:21062261

Munoz, M; Duran, S ^[1]; Delgado, G E ^[2]; Quintero, M; Ruiz, J ^[1]

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1. Centro de Estudios en Semiconductores (CES), Dpto. Fisica, Facultad de Ciencias, La Hechicera, Merida (Venezuela)
2. Laboratorio de Cristalografia, Dpto. Quimica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida 5101 (Venezuela)

Polycrystalline samples of the quaternary alloy CuTaInSe{sub 3} were prepared by the usual melt and anneal technique. The analysis of the diffraction pattern indicates a single phase which indexes as a tetragonal chalcopyrite-like structure with lattice parameters a = 5.7837 {+-} 0.0002 A; c = 11.6208 {+-} 0.0007 A and V = 389 {+-} 1 A{sup 3}. Differential thermal analysis shows that the melting transition of CuTaInSe{sub 3} is incongruent with large liquid + solids regions.

• OSTI ID: 21062261
• Journal Information: Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 42, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2007.02.003; PII: S0025-5408(07)00036-0; Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COPPER ALLOYS
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LATTICE PARAMETERS
MELTING
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QUATERNARY ALLOY SYSTEMS
SELENIUM ALLOYS
SYNTHESIS
TANTALUM ALLOYS
TETRAGONAL LATTICES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION