A new intermetallic compound, Tb3Co4Sn13, has been synthesized by solid-state reaction of the corresponding pure elements in a welded tantalum tube at high temperature. Its crystal structure was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Tb3Co4Sn13 crystallizes in cubic, space group Pm3n (No. 223) with a = 9.5072(2) Å, V = 859.33(3) Å3, Z = 2, Mr = 2255.45, Dc = 8.717 g/cm3, μ = 34.369 mm-1, F(000) = 1906, and the final R = 0.0140 and wR = 0.0312 for 199 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The structure of Tb3Co4Sn13 belongs to the Yb3Rh4Sn13 type. It is isostructural with RE3Co4Sn13 (RE = La, Ce), featuring a 3D [Co4Sn12] framework based on [CoSn6] trigonal prisms. The [CoSn6] trigonal prisms are interconnected via corner-sharing and Sn–Sn bonds to form a 3D [Co4Sn12] framework. The other Sn and Tb atoms are located in the spacers of the 3D framework. Band structure calculations indicate that Tb3Co4Sn13 is metallic.
Abstract:A new intermetallic compound, Tb3Co4Sn13, has been synthesized by solid-state reaction of the corresponding pure elements in a welded tantalum tube at high temperature. Its crystal structure was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Tb3Co4Sn13 crystallizes in cubic, space group Pm3n (No. 223) with a = 9.5072(2) Å, V = 859.33(3) Å3, Z = 2, Mr = 2255.45, Dc = 8.717 g/cm3, μ = 34.369 mm-1, F(000) = 1906, and the final R = 0.0140 and wR = 0.0312 for 199 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I). The structure of Tb3Co4Sn13 belongs to the Yb3Rh4Sn13 type. It is isostructural with RE3Co4Sn13 (RE = La, Ce), featuring a 3D [Co4Sn12] framework based on [CoSn6] trigonal prisms. The [CoSn6] trigonal prisms are interconnected via corner-sharing and Sn–Sn bonds to form a 3D [Co4Sn12] framework. The other Sn and Tb atoms are located in the spacers of the 3D framework. Band structure calculations indicate that Tb3Co4Sn13 is metallic.
雷晓武;岳呈阳. Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Band Structure of Tb3Co4Sn13 [J]. , 2011, 30(6): 805-810.
LEI Xiao-Wu;YUE Cheng-Yang. Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Band Structure of Tb3Co4Sn13 . , 2011, 30(6): 805-810.