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Structure and chemical bonding of binary ytterbium germanides, Yb Ge and YbGe , prepared by high-pressure and high-temperature reactions

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, ISSN: 1932-7447, Vol: 116, Issue: 3, Page: 2153-2158
2012
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Two new ytterbium germanides, Yb Ge and YbGe , were obtained using high-pressure and high-temperature reactions. Yb Ge crystallizes in the Pu Pd structure (the space group Cmcm, No. 63) with a = 9.3739(8) Ǻ, b = 7.5569(5) Ǻ, c = 9.5170(8) Ǻ, and V = 674.16(9) Ǻ . It is a new polymorph and contains Ge units with a square-pyramidal structure. COHP and ELF calculations revealed that the unit is constructed with strong Ge-Ge covalent bonds. The XAS analysis showed that the mean oxidation state of Yb is +2.4. It is metallic and is an example of electron-rich Zintl phases. YbGe crystallizes in the Cu Au structure (the space group Pm3̄m, No. 221) having a unit cell of a = 4.276(1) Ǻ and V = 78.13(3) Ǻ . It is the first example for heavy rare-earth germanides having the Cu Au-type structure. The mean oxidation state of Yb is +2.4. YbGe is metallic and is possibly a valence-fluctuating system. © 2011 American Chemical Society.

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Momoko Harada; Hiroshi Fukuoka; Kei Inumaru; Daiju Matsumura

American Chemical Society (ACS)

Materials Science; Energy; Chemistry

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