We present the synthesis, structural characterization and physical properties measurements of a new compound, La15MoxGe9 in Mn5Si3-type derived structure with interstitial Mo. The sample was synthesized by arc-melting method. La15MoxGe9 crystallizes in non-centrosymmetric hexagonal structure P63mc (#186) with lattice parameters a = b = 15.495(5) Å and c = 6.917(2) Å. The refinement on single X-ray diffraction data show that interstitial atom Mo occupies two different Wyckoff positions (2a, 2b) with 0.19(2) Mo/per f.u. The specific heat properties were well studied. The obtained Sommerfeld coefficient and Debye temperature are: γ = 89.2(9) mJ/(mol K2) and ΘD = 190(5) K, respectively. La15MoxGe9 is the first compound in the ternary system La-Mo-Ge
Authors
- Joanna Blawat,
- Weiwei Xie,
- Robert J. Cava,
- prof. dr hab. inż. Tomasz Klimczuk link open in new tab
Additional information
- DOI
- Digital Object Identifier link open in new tab 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.06.065
- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuły w czasopismach
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2019
