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Tricadmium Digermanium Tetraarsenide: A New Crystalline Phase Made with a Double‐Containment Ampoule Method
Author(s) -
Riley Brian J.,
Johnson Bradley R.,
Crum Jarrod V.,
Thompson Michael R.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2012.05171.x
Subject(s) - ampoule , phase (matter) , materials science , crystal structure , crystal (programming language) , thermal , mineralogy , crystallography , chemistry , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , organic chemistry , computer science , programming language
A new crystalline phase in the Cd ‐ Ge ‐ As family of materials has been recently discovered. This phase was made with a unique double‐containment ampoule method that provided a specific cooling rate along with a thermal compression mechanism. The composition of this crystalline phase was determined to be Cd 3 Ge 2 As 4 with energy dispersive spectroscopy. The detailed methods used to fabricate these crystals are presented. The crystal structure is still under investigation, although preliminary results are given.