Article
Gd5Si4−xPx: Targeted Structural Changes through Increase in Valence Electron Count
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
1-1-2009
DOI
10.1021/ja8085033
Abstract
Phase transformations in the Gd5Si4-xPx system (0 ≤ x ≤ 2), studied through X-ray diffraction techniques, reveal an intimate coupling between the crystal structure and valence electron count. An increase in the valence electron count through P substitution results in breaking the interslab T−T dimers (dT−T = 3.74 Å; T is a mixture of Si and P) and shear movement of the ∝2[Gd5T4] slabs in Gd5Si2.75P1.25. The Gd5Si2.75P1.25 phase extends the existence of the orthorhombic Sm5Ge4-type structures to the valence electron count larger than 31 e−/formula unit. Tight-binding linear-muffin-tin-orbital calculations trace the origin of the T−T dimer cleavage in Gd5Si2.75P1.25 to a larger population of antibonding states within the dimers.
Copyright Owner
American Chemical Society
Copyright Date
2009
Language
en
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application/pdf
Citation Information
Volodymyr Svitlyk, Gordon J. Miller and Yurij Mozharivskyj. "Gd5Si4−xPx: Targeted Structural Changes through Increase in Valence Electron Count" Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 131 Iss. 6 (2009) p. 2367 - 2374 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gordon-miller/45/
Reprinted (adapted) with permission from J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131 (6), pp 2367–2374. Copyright 2009 American Chemical Society.