alpha-Cd13-xSb10 - The Devil is in the Details

• A detailed study of the structure of α-Cd13Sb10 was performed using a high quality single crystal obtained from a cadmium-rich melt. The study clearly shows that this sample is cadmium-deficient, and should more properly be labelled α-Cd13–xSb10, but whether this is true in general for this phase, or if it is an effect of the precise conditions of synthesis remains unclear. Like for the similar zinc based compound, small differences in the cadmium (zinc) content may be crucial in determining the electronic transport properties of the material.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Kemi -- Fysikalisk kemi (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Chemical Sciences -- Physical Chemistry (hsv//eng)

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Thermoelectric properties

Cadmium

Antimony

X-ray diffraction

Polymorphism

Physical chemistry

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fysikalisk kemi

Physical Chemistry

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