Novel ternary compound Ce4Pt9Al13: Crystal structure, physical properties

Author(s)
Yu. Morozova, Alexander V Gribanov, Elena V. Murashova, S. Dunaev, Andrij Grytsiv, Peter Franz Rogl, Gerald Giester, Dariusz Kaczorowski
Abstract

The crystal structure of the novel Al-rich intermetallic phase Ce

4Pt

9Al

13 was determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data and confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes with its own structure type, which is a “site exchange” variant of the Ho

4Ir

13Ge

9-type (Pearson symbol oP52, space group Pmmn, No. 59, Z = 2, lattice parameters: a = 4.1826(1) Å b = 11.4424(3) Å c = 19.8475(5) Å V = 949.88(7) Å

3). The magnetic properties of Ce

4Pt

9Al

13 were determined in the temperature range 1.72–400 K. Down to the lowest temperatures studied, the compound shows a Curie-Weiss paramagnetic behavior with strong crystalline electric field contribution observed below about 200 K. The electrical conductivity in Ce

4Pt

9Al

13 has metallic character, and at low temperatures it is governed by an interplay of strong crystal field and Kondo interactions.

Organisation(s)
Department of Materials Chemistry, Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography
External organisation(s)
Anuchin Research Institute and Museum of Anthropology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Journal
Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume
767
Pages
496-503
No. of pages
8
ISSN
0925-8388
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.07.146
Publication date
10-2018
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104003 Inorganic chemistry, 104011 Materials chemistry, 105113 Crystallography
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Metals and Alloys, Materials Chemistry
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/f25f368d-0417-42e6-bc41-76df5014b8c9