Abstract
The pseudo-ternary compound K(In6.5Ag6.5) has been synthesized from the elements and either excess indium or excess indium and silver. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction shows that K(In6.5Ag6.5) crystallizes in the cubic space group Fm3̄c, a=13.5101(6)Å(Z=8), and adopts the NaZn13 structure type (R1=0.0338). Four probe resistivity measurements show K(In6.5Ag6.5) to be a metal with a room temperature resistivity of 81μΩcm and a weak temperature dependence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3494-3499 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Solid State Chemistry |
| Volume | 178 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Funding
This work was supported by NSF Grant No. DMR-0245462. We thank Dr. Emil Lobkovsky for help with the single-crystal data collection and structure solution, and Mr. John Hunt for help with the SEM Microprobe. The Microprobe is supported by the Cornell Center for Materials Research Shared Experimental Facilities, funded through the National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Program DMR-0079992.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| National Science Foundation Materials Research Science and Engineering Program | DMR-0079992 |
| National Science Foundation |
Keywords
- Electrical resistivity
- Flux growth
- Indium compounds
- K-Ag-In system
- NaZn structure type
- Potassium compounds
- Silver compounds
- Single-crystal X-ray diffraction