La₆Pd₁₃Cd₄ and Ce₆Pd₁₃Cd₄ with palladium-centred rare earth octahedra: synthesis, structure, and chemical bonding

Frank Tappe (1) , Samir F. Matar (2) , Rainer Pöttgen (1)

1 Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie
2 ICMCB - Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux

he palladium-rich cadmium compounds La6Pd13Cd4 and Ce6Pd13Cd4 were synthesized by induction melting the elements in sealed tantalum ampoules and subsequent annealing. They were characterized by X-ray powder and single-crystal diffraction: Na16Ba6N type, ....

Mots clés: Cadmium compounds; Crystal chemistry; Electronic structure calculatio

Domaines: Matériaux

Frank Tappe, Samir F. Matar, Rainer Pöttgen. La₆Pd₁₃Cd₄ and Ce₆Pd₁₃Cd₄ with palladium-centred rare earth octahedra: synthesis, structure, and chemical bonding. Chemical Monthly = Monatshefte für Chemie, 2010, 141 (1), pp.1-6. ⟨10.1007/s00706-009-0224-5⟩. ⟨hal-00463248⟩