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New Lithium‐Containing Pnictides with 1‐D Infinite Chains of Supertetrahedral Clusters: Synthesis, Crystal and Electronic Structure of Ba 4 Li 2 Cd 3 Pn 6 ( Pn = P, As and Sb) (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 30/2014)
Author(s) -
Makongo Julien P. A.,
You TaeSoo,
He Hua,
Suen NianTzu,
Bobev Svilen
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.201490148
Subject(s) - chemistry , lithium (medication) , cover (algebra) , crystal structure , electronic structure , crystallography , stereochemistry , computational chemistry , medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering , endocrinology
The cover picture shows the crystal structure of Ba 4 Li 2 Cd 3 Pn 6 ( Pn = P, As, Sb), which is based on infinite chains of supertetrahedral T 2 clusters. Electronic structure calculations suggest that these materials are potential candidates for thermoelectric applications. The structural similarities between these novel compounds and another set of compounds, exemplified by the La 4 Mg 5 Ge 6 structure, are also described. Details are discussed in the article by S. Bobev et al. on p. 5113 ff . For more on the story behind the cover research, see the Cover Profile .