Packing of Russian doll clusters to form a nanometer-scale CsCl-type compound in a Cr–Zn–Sn complex metallic alloy

Xie, Weiwei; Cava, Robert J.; Miller, Gordon J.

doi:10.1039/C7TC01967J

Title: Packing of Russian doll clusters to form a nanometer-scale CsCl-type compound in a Cr–Zn–Sn complex metallic alloy

Journal Article · Mon Jul 03 00:00:00 EDT 2017 · Journal of Materials Chemistry C

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C7TC01967J· OSTI ID:1371895

^[1]; Cava, Robert J. ^[2]; Miller, Gordon J. ^[3]

Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

A new cubic complex metallic alloy phase, Cr₂₂Zn₇₂Sn₂₄, with a lattice parameter near 2.5 nm was discovered in crystals grown using a Zn/Sn flux. The structure consists of Russian doll clusters or a 3-d network of Cr-centered icosahedra (shown) with bcc-metal fragments in void spaces.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 1371895

Report Number(s):: IS-J 9272; JMCCCX

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Vol. 5, Issue 29; ISSN 2050-7526

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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