Routes to the quaternary aluminum silicides RE₄FE_2+xAl_7-xSi₈ (RE = Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm); exploratory synthesis with molten Al as a solvent

Keyphrases

• 3D Network 100%
• Exploratory Synthesis 100%
• Silicide 100%
• Molten Al 100%
• Rare Earth Ions 50%
• Magnetic Properties 50%
• Diamagnetic 50%
• Charge Transport Properties 50%
• Reduced State 50%
• Intermetallics 50%
• Oxidation State 50%
• Electrical Conductivity Measurement 50%
• C-axis 50%
• Variable Temperature 50%
• Electronic Band Structure Calculation 50%
• Metallic Behavior 50%
• Thermopower Measurement 50%
• Al-Si 50%
• X-ray Diffraction (XRD) Analysis 50%
• Cell Constant 50%
• Coordination number 50%
• Magnetic Susceptibility Measurement 50%
• Fe Atoms 50%
• Al-Fe 50%
• Rare Earth Oxides 50%
• D-orbital 50%
• RE3+ 50%
• Si-Fe 50%
• Valence Fluctuation 50%
• Metallic Nature 50%

Chemistry

• Silicide 100%
• Aluminum 100%
• Crystal Structure 50%
• Lanthanoid Atom 50%
• Diamagnetic 50%
• Space Group 50%
• Magnetic Property 50%
• Single Crystal X-Ray Diffraction 50%
• X-Ray Diffraction 50%
• Intermetallic Compound 50%
• Magnetic Susceptibility Measurement 50%
• Cmmm 50%
• Electronic Band Structure Model 50%
• Coordination Number 50%
• Electrical Conductivity 50%
• Transport Property 50%
• Charge Transfer 50%