Ni3Sn4 and FeAl2 as vacancy variants of the W-type (“bcc”) structure
Abstract
Systematization of the vast number of known crystal structures of intermetallic phases is a challenge. One previously proposed group is referred to here as vacancy variants of the W-type structure. Members of this group, may, however, not be easily recognized because of the structural irregularity introduced by the vacancies. Descriptions of the experimentally observed crystal structures of Ni3Sn4 and FeAl2 in terms of vacancy variants of the W-type structure are, respectively, derived by establishing a lattice correspondence with the W-type structure, allowing, in particular, identification of the vacant sites. In both cases only small deviatoric strains are required to obtain the experimentally encountered lattice parameters, and generally small atomic displacements occur from the ideal positions, thus demonstrating significance of the lattice correspondence. The lattice correspondences allow, for both Ni3Sn4 and FeAl2, relating reported microstructure evidence (directions/planes occurring in orientation relationships and crystal habits but also on twinning and slip) with such typical for metals and solid solutions with W-type (“bcc”) structures. This demonstrates that the established lattice correspondences have a significance going beyond a descriptive one, but the underlying W-type structures reveal themselves in the materials’ behavior.
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Research funding: None declared.
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Conflict of interest statement: The author declares no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- In this issue
- Inorganic Crystal Structures (Original Paper)
- Colloidal nanocrystal synthesis of alkaline earth metal sulfides for solution-processed solar cell contact layers
- Crystal structures of biocompatible Mg-, Zn-, and Co-whitlockites synthesized via one-step hydrothermal reaction
- (Ca0.95Cd0.10)Pd2Cd3, SrPd2Cd3 and (Eu0.95Cd0.10)Pd2Cd3 with YNi2Al3 type structure – crystal chemistry and magnetic hyperfine interactions
- Ni3Sn4 and FeAl2 as vacancy variants of the W-type (“bcc”) structure
- A new layered potassium-based molybdenum–tungsten monophosphate: synthesis, crystal structure, XPS and magnetic studies
- Effect of different boron sources on the copper borates in solid-state synthesis
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