Rhombohedrally distorted γ-brasses Cr(1-x)Fe(x)Ga.

A series of rhombohedrally distorted γ-brass structures containing a mixture of magnetically active 3d elements, Cr and Fe, Cr(1-x)Fe(x)Ga, is investigated crystallographically. These structures consist of chains of trans-face-sharing Ga-centered transition metal icosahedra. Neutron powder diffraction specifically on Cr(0.

Structure determination of two modulated gamma-brass structures in the Zn-Pd System through a (3 + 1)-dimensional space description.

The structure determination of two composite compounds in the Zn-Pd system with close relationships to the cubic gamma-brass structure Zn(11-delta)Pd(2+delta) is reported. Their structures have been solved from single crystal X-ray diffraction data within a (3 + 1)-dimensional [(3 + 1)D] formalism. Zn(75.

To what extent does the Zintl-Klemm formalism work? The Eu(Zn(1-x)Ge(x))2 series.

The series of ternary polar intermetallics Eu(Zn(1-x)Ge(x))(2) (0 < or = x < or = 1) has been investigated and characterized by powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction as well as physical property measurements. For 0.50(2) < or = x < 0.

BaHg2Tl2. An unusual polar intermetallic phase with strong differentiation between the neighboring elements mercury and thallium.

High yields of the novel BaHg(2)Tl(2) are achieved from reactions of the appropriate cast alloys at approximately 400 degrees C. (Isotypic SrHg(2)Tl(2) also exists.) The tetragonal barium structure (P4(2)/mnm, a = 10.

Atomic distributions in the gamma-brass structure of the Cu-Zn system: a structural and theoretical study.

The crystal structures, atomic distributions, and theoretical electronic structures of five different Cu5-xZn8+x gamma-brass compounds (x = -0.59(3), -0.31(3), 0.

Composition-structure relationships in polar intermetallics: experimental and theoretical studies of LaNi(1 + x)Al(6 - x) (x = 0.44).

A new ternary aluminide, LaNi(1 + x)Al(6 - x ) (x = 0.44), has been synthesized from La, Ni, and Al in sealed silica tubes. Its structure, determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, is tetragonal P4/mmm (No.

Crystallographic, electronic, and magnetic studies of zeta(2)-GaM (M = Cr, Mn or Fe): trends in itinerant magnetism.

This study of the crystal structure, electronic structure, and magnetic properties of the zeta(2)-GaM (M = Cr, Mn or Fe) alloys is motivated by the recent reinvestigation of the crystallographic Al(8)Cr(5) structure type of zeta(2)-GaMn. The isostructural compounds zeta(2)-GaFe and zeta(2)-GaCr have been refined using X-ray powder diffraction as well as neutron powder diffraction for zeta(2)-GaFe. Their structures have been refined using the space group Rm, with cell parameters a = 12.