Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-4-2003
Journal or Book Title
Chemistry of Materials
Volume
15
Issue
7
First Page
1413
Last Page
1419
DOI
10.1021/cm020928l
Abstract
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction coupled with TEM and SAD investigations demonstrate that Gd5Si1.5Ge2.5 exists as two distinct structural phases at room temperature: the orthorhombic Sm5Ge4-type and the monoclinic Gd5Si2Ge2-type. This phenomenon occurs from the “nanoscale zippers” involving (Si, Ge) dimers that form or break bonds between the fundamental building units.
Copyright Owner
American Chemical Society
Copyright Date
2003
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Choe, Wonyoung; Miller, Gordon J.; Meyers, John; Chumbley, L. Scott; and Pecharsky, Vitalij K., "“Nanoscale Zippers” in the Crystalline Solid. Structural Variations in the Giant Magnetocaloric Material Gd5Si1.5Ge2.5" (2003). Materials Science and Engineering Publications. 138.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/mse_pubs/138
Comments
Reprinted “Nanoscale Zippers” in the Crystalline Solid. Structural Variations in the Giant Magnetocaloric Material Gd5Si1.5Ge2.5 with permission from Chem. Mater., 2003, 15 (7), pp 1413–1419. Copyright 2003 American Chemical Society.