Synthesis of new Ga7Ge3Te11—One-dimensional phase in Ga–Ge–Te ternary system: Crystal structure and physical properties

Autor: Cestmir Drasar, Ivana Cisarova, Jan Prokleška, V. Kucek, Marie Kratochvílová, Ludvík Beneš
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 222:90-95
ISSN: 0022-4596
Popis: Ga7Ge3Te11 single crystals were grown using transport in a temperature gradient. The prepared single crystals have a needle-like appearance, 1 to 40 μm in diameter and 2 to 20 mm in length. The Ga7Ge3Te11 single crystals were characterized by both single crystalline and powder X-ray diffraction. The structure consists of one-dimensional molecular strings bonded together through tellurium atoms by a weak bond of the van der Waals type. A large unit cell volume indicates the complexity of the structure. The room temperature theoretical density is 5.73 g cm−3. The compound shows semiconducting properties and possesses peculiar magnetic properties.
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