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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Volume 47, Issue 20, Pages 9489-9496Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ic801154a
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- National Research Program of China [2007CB607503]
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A new phase, SnxPt4Sb12-ySny, has been prepared from the elements. It exhibits a wide range of homogeneity with 0.3(2) <= x <= 1.0(2) and 4.2(2) <= y <= 7.0(2). The crystal structure and the composition were established by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction as well as wavelength-dispersive X-ray analysis measurements and were supported by nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. The compound is the first representative of the filled skutterudite family with the filler atoms not located at the center of the cavity but covalently bonded to the cavity's wall, as confirmed by the analysis of chemical bonding with the electron localizability indicator. The Sn and Sb atoms share the framework site with different coordinate parameters caused by the difference in atomic size; additional tin atoms are located in the cavities of the framework. The material is a diamagnet in the whole composition range. In agreement with the calculated electronic density of states, the material reveals a metallic behavior in electronic transport. The absolute values of electrical resistivity vary with the tin-to-antimony ratio.
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