Preparation, Crystal Structure and Physical Properties of the Superconducting Cage Compound Ba3Ge16Ir4
Preparation, Crystal Structure and Physical Properties of the Superconducting Cage Compound Ba3Ge16Ir4
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超导笼状化合物Ba3Ge16Ir4的制备、晶体结构及物理性能
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2014
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Y. Grin
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Hong Duong Nguyen;Y. Prots;W. Schnelle;Bodo Böhme;M. Baitinger;S. Paschen;Y. Grin
The cage compound Ba3Ge16Ir4 crystallizes with the Ba3Ge16Rh4 type of crystal structure, which represents a hierarchical derivative of the BaAl4 type. The crystal structure [Pearson symbol tI46, space group I4/mmm; a = 6.5312(2) A, c = 22.2845(6) A] was refined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The phase was obtained after 10 d at 910 °C with small impurities of clathrate-I, BaGe7Ir2 and α-Ge remaining at the grain boundaries. Ba3Ge16Ir4 is a Pauli-paramagnetic metal, which becomes superconducting below Tc = 5.1 K. Electronic structure and analysis of the chemical bonding were performed based on density functional theory calculations. The physical properties are discussed in comparison to the isotypic phase Ba3Ge16Rh4.