Crystal growth of CsCl-type Yb0.24Sn0.76Ru

  • T. Klimczuk
  • , C. H. Wang
  • , Q. Xu
  • , J. Lawrence
  • , T. Durakiewicz
  • , F. Ronning
  • , A. Llobet
  • , E. D. Bauer
  • , J. C. Griveau
  • , W. Sadowski
  • , H. W. Zandbergen
  • , J. D. Thompson
  • , R. J. Cava

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Abstract

The YbRuSn ternary system was investigated and a new material, Yb 0.24Sn0.76Ru, with a simple cubic crystal structure, was discovered. Yb0.24Sn0.76Ru has a smaller lattice parameter a=3.217(4) Å, than its isostructural YbRu analogue (a=3.360 Å). Both X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy techniques were used to refine the crystal structure of Yb0.24Sn0.76Ru. It was found that a new compound forms in the CsCl structure, with Ru on the 1a site and a (Yb, Sn) mixture on site 1b. The XRD Rietveld analysis provides the occupation of Yb equal to 0.24, in agreement with the single crystal nano-electron diffraction refinement, which gives the occupation 0.21.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1005-1008
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume318
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1 2011

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

Keywords

  • A1. X-ray diffraction
  • A2. Single crystal growth
  • B1. Rare earth compounds

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