A Vacancy-Driven Intermetallic Phase: RhCd (δ ∼ 0.56).

A nonstoichiometric line phase, RhCd (δ ∼ 0.56), is found in close vicinity to RhCd and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The compound crystallizes in the cubic space group 3 (No.

Structure and stability of γ-AuZn: a γ-brass-related complex phase in the Au-Zn System.

γ-AuZn in the Au-Zn binary system has been synthesized and its structure analyzed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the trigonal space group P31m (No. 157) with ∼227 atoms per unit cell and represents a \surd3a × \surd3a × c superstructure of rhombohedrally distorted γ-AuZn.

Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity at Room Temperature in Cu TiSe.

Ultralow thermal conductivity draws great attention in a variety of fields of applications such as thermoelectrics and thermal barrier coatings. Herein, the crystal structure and transport properties of Cu TiSe are reported. Cu TiSe is a unique example of a non-toxic and low-cost material that exhibits a lattice ultra-low thermal conductivity of 0.

Atomic Ordering of Two Neighboring Transition Metals-Cu and Zn from Binary CuZn to Ternary CuZnSb.

A new ternary compound CuZnSb was synthesized by high temperature solid state synthesis and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. The ternary CuZnSb crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system with the space group P4/ nmm (129), and its unit cell contains 10 atoms which are distributed over 4 independent crystallographic positions. The structure is built up with [CuSb] slabs that correspond to the unit cells of CuSb and planar 4 nets of Zn atoms.