In most intermetallic europium compounds, the Eu atoms exhibit a divalent oxidation state
with a high effective magnetic moment since Eu2+ is isoelectronic with Gd3+. Trivalent …

Structure determines properties, and properties determine applications, which is an
important ideology of natural sciences. For optical materials, it is vital to lucubrate the …

The chemical bonding, structural and magnetic properties of EuPdSn2 have been
investigated by DFT, synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction and 151Eu …

The present review summarizes important aspects of the crystal chemistry of ytterbium-
based intermetallic compounds along with a selection of their outstanding physical …

The binary alkaline-earth aluminides AE Al2 (AE= Ca and Sr) and AE Al4 (AE= Ca–Ba) have
been synthesized from the elements and investigated via powder X-ray diffraction …

The cubic Laves-phase aluminides REAl2 with RE= Sc, Y, La, Yb and Lu were prepared
from the elements by arc-melting or using refractory metal ampoules and induction heating …

Ternary sulfides are usually synthesized from the binary sulfidic precursors at elevated
temperatures using prolonged reaction times and sometimes H2S atmosphere to remove …

Crystallographically complex compounds often possess peculiar physical properties, the
evolution of which can be tracked by changing one of the constituent elements at a time. We …

During attempts to synthesize Sc4AuAl in the cubic Gd4RhIn-type structure, the solid
solution Sc2Au0. 5Al0. 5 in the PbCl2-type structure formed instead. Subsequently, the solid …

The intermetallic barium compounds Ba T Mg2 (T= Pd, Ag, Pt, Au) and BaAuCd2 were
synthesized by reactions of the elements in sealed tantalum ampoules in muffle furnaces …