Abstract
Through a flame-melting/rapid-cooling process, metastable forms of solid state compounds can be discovered. We describe here an example where both slow and rapid crystallizations of a stoichiometric "KInSnSe4" melt give rise to kinetic forms of KInSnSe4. These forms (α- and β-) convert to the thermodynamically stable γ-form upon heating below the melting point.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2237-2239 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Inorganic chemistry |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 5 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry