Electronic structure of thallium filled skutterudites studied by x-ray absorption and Mössbauer spectroscopy

Gary J. Long, Bernard Mahieu, Brian C. Sales, Raphaël P. Hermann, Fernande Grandjean

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Abstract

The electronic structure of the three sites in the thallium filled skutterudites was studied. Two series of thallium filled skutterudites were formed because thallium has a formal valence of +1 and iron or tin must replace some of the cobalt or antimony respectively, to maintain charge neutrality. Large atomic mean-square displacements were observed for the thallium filling atoms and it helps to produce the large thermal resistivity observed for these skutterudites.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)7236-7241
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume92
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 15 2002
Externally publishedYes

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