α-Cd13-xSb10 – the devil is in the details

Sven Lidin (1) , Simeon Ponou (2)

1 Stockholm University
2 Inorganic Chemistry

A detailed study of the structure of α-Cd13Sb10 was performed using a high quality single crystal obtained from a Cd-rich melt. The study clearly shows that this sample is Cd-deficient, and should more properly be labelled α-Cd13-xSb10, but whether this is true in general for this phase, or if it is an effect of the precise conditions of synthesis remains unclear. Like for the similar Zn based compound, small differences in the Cd (Zn) content may be crucial in determining the electronic transport properties of the material.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Sven Lidin, Simeon Ponou. α-Cd13-xSb10 – the devil is in the details. Journal of Inorganic and General Chemistry / Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, 2009, 635 (12), pp.1747. ⟨10.1002/zaac.200900205⟩. ⟨hal-00493084⟩