Cerium intermetallics with TiNiSi-type structure

Oliver Janka (1) , Oliver Niehaus (1) , Rainer Pöttgen (1) , Bernard Chevalier (2)

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

Intermetallic compounds with the equiatomic composition CeTX that crystallize with the orthorhombic TiNiSi-type structure can be synthesized with electronrich transition metals (T) and X = Zn, Al, Ga, Si, Ge, Sn, As, Sb, and Bi. The present review focusses on the crystal chemistry and chemical bonding of these CeTX phases and on their physical properties, 119Sn and 121Sb Mössbauer spectra, high-pressure effects, hydrogenation reactions and the formation of solid solutions in order to elucidate structure–property relationships. This paper is the final one of a series of four reviews on equiatomic intermetallic cerium compounds

Mots clés: cerium compounds; crystal structure; intermetallics; physical properties; structure–property relationship

Domaines: Matériaux

Oliver Janka, Oliver Niehaus, Rainer Pöttgen, Bernard Chevalier. Cerium intermetallics with TiNiSi-type structure. Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung B, 2016, 71 (7), pp.737-764. ⟨10.1515/znb-2016-0101⟩. ⟨hal-01342078⟩