Ternary systems Sr-{Ni,Cu}-Si: Phase equilibria and crystal structure of ternary phases

Author(s)
Nataliya Melnychenko-Koblyuk, Andrij Grytsiv, Peter Franz Rogl, Gerald Giester, Jaroslaw Wosik, Gerhard Nauer
Abstract

Phase relations were established in the Sr-poor part of the ternary systems Sr–Ni–Si (900 1C) and Sr–Cu–Si (800 1C) by light optical microscopy, electron probe microanalysis and X-ray diffraction on as castand annealed alloys. Two new ternary compounds SrNiSi3 (BaNiSn3-type) and SrNi9_xSi4+x (own-type)were found in the Sr–Ni–Si system along with previously reported Sr(NixSi1_x)2 (AlB2-type). The crystalstructure of SrNi9_xSi4+x (own-type, x=2.7, a=0.78998(3), c=1.1337(2) nm; space group P4/nbm) wasdetermined from X-ray single crystal counter to be a low symmetry derivative of the cubic, parentNaZn13-type. At higher Si-content X-ray Rietveld refinements reveal the formation of a vacant site (&)corresponding to a formula SrNi5.5Si6.5&1.0. Phase equilibria in the Sr–Cu–Si system are characterizedby the compounds SrCu2_xSi2+x (ThCr2Si2-type), Sr(CuxSi1_x)2 (AlB2-type), SrCu9_xSi4+x (0rxr1.0;CeNi8.5Si4.5-type) and SrCu13_xSix (4rxr1.8; NaZn13-type). The latter two structure types appearwithin a continuous solid solution. Neither a type-I nor a type-IX clathrate compound was encounteredin the Sr–{Cu,Ni}–Si systems.Structural details are furthermore given for about 14 new ternary compounds from related alloysystems with Ba.

Organisation(s)
Department of Physical Chemistry, Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography
External organisation(s)
Kompetenzzentrum für elektrochemische Oberflächentechnologie GmbH
Journal
Journal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume
183
Pages
565-574
No. of pages
10
ISSN
0022-4596
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2009.12.023
Publication date
2010
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104017 Physical chemistry, 105113 Crystallography
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/537f5f50-61bd-4f2b-9d72-1dcb20eed324