Campus Units
Chemistry, Ames Laboratory
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
10-14-2020
Journal or Book Title
Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (ZACC)
DOI
10.1002/zaac.202000329
Abstract
In the ternary (Sr/Ca)-Au-Al phase space for 5-8 at % Sr/Ca and nearly equimolar mixture of Au and Al, five new NaZn13-derivatives Sr/Ca(AuxAl1-x)(12-13) were discovered and their atomic site preferences and electronic structures were studied: (1) at higher Au content, cubic SrAuxAl13-x [7.24(2) >= x >= 6.68(2)] shows no obvious atomic site preferences; (2) at lower Au content, tetragonal SrAuxAl13-x [6.59(1) >= x >= 6.35(3)] shows icosahedra exclusively centered by Al and preferential atomic arrangements to maximize the number of Au-Al (or Al-rich) shortest distances; (3) a monoclinic SrAu6.10(3)Al6.40 compound was uncovered from studies of a single crystal specimen with problematic refinement issues but more detailed powder X-ray diffraction analysis which suggest even more pronounced geometric distortion from the NaZn13-type structure as well as preferential arrangements for Au-Al nearest contacts; (4) tetragonal SrAu5.75(2)Al6.25 with all empty icosahedra; and (5) orthorhombic CaAu6.09(2)Al6.01(1) with icosahedra that are half empty and half partially occupied by Al. Electronic DOS and COHP curves were used to rationalize the structural depiction of Sr/Ca(AuxAl1-x)(12-13) as icosahedra packing of (AuxAl1-x)(12-13) with voids filled by the electropositive Sr/Ca.
Copyright Owner
Wiley‐VCH GmbH
Copyright Date
2020
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Pham, Joyce; Palasyuk, Andriy; and Miller, Gordon J., "Structure-Composition Subtleties in NaZn13-type Derivatives of Sr/Ca(AuxAl1-x)(12-13)" (2020). Chemistry Publications. 1278.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/chem_pubs/1278
Comments
This is the peer-reviewed version of the following article: Pham, Joyce, Andriy Palasyuk, and Gordon J. Miller. "Structure-Composition Subtleties in NaZn13-type Derivatives of Sr/Ca(AuxAl1-x)(12-13)." Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie (ZACC) (2020), which has been published in final form at DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202000329. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving. Posted with permission.