Understanding of magnetic behavior of the pseudo-binary CoNiZn: in the light of crystal and electronic structures.

A high-temperature synthetic approach is used to prepare a series of pseudo-binary phases-CoNiZn. In the structures of CoNiZn, the statistical distribution between Co and Ni that is suggested by compositional analysis is confirmed by combined refinements of X-ray and neutron powder diffraction (NPD) experimental data. The aforementioned phases adopt a body-centered cubic lattice with a noncentrosymmetric space group 4̄3 (217).

NiInSb: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, Electronic Structure, and Magnetic Properties.

The ternary phase with the composition NiInSb has been synthesized by high-temperature synthesis and structurally characterized by a combination of X-ray analysis, neutron diffraction analysis, and theoretical calculations. The structure of NiInSb crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group with lattice constants = 7.111(3) Å, = 5.

Structure and Spin-Glass Magnetism of the MnNiZn Pseudobinary γ-Brasses at Low Mn Contents.

The pseudobinary MnNiZn γ-brass-type phases at low Mn dopant levels ( = 0.1-0.5) were investigated.

Crystal structures of two very similar 2 × 2 × 2 superstructures of γ-brass-related phases in ternary Ir-Cd-Cu system.

A binary phase IrCd in the Ir-Cd binary system and novel ternary phases in the Ir-Cd-Cu system have been synthesized from the constituent elements using high-temperature solid-state synthesis. The structure of previously reported IrCd and newly found ternary phases in the Ir-Cd-Cu system have been characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and EDS analysis. The structural analysis reveals that IrCd adopts VGa-type structure and ternary Ir-Cd-Cu phases adopt two 2 × 2 × 2-superstructures of the γ-brass-related phase.

Thermoelectric properties of Se and Zn/Cd/Sn double substituted CoSb skutterudite compounds.

Double-doped skutterudite CoSb compounds are reported as a good n-type thermoelectric system which operate in the mid-temperature range. Instead of filling the skutterudite phase to minimize the thermal conductivity, it is proposed to induce disorder in the pnicogen rings by the substitution of Zn/Cd/Sn and Se. Structural analyses of the prepared compounds were carried out by Rietveld refinement process.