| Autor: |
Nnanna Ukoji, Danny Rodriguez, Huiyao Kuang, Serge Desgreniers, John S. Tse |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Communications Chemistry, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2399-3669 |
| DOI: |
10.1038/s42004-024-01245-9 |
| Popis: |
Abstract The high-pressure structures of K-Ag alloys were examples of pressure-induced electron transfer from the electropositive potassium to the electronegative silver. We re-examined the crystal and electronic structures of KAg2, K2Ag, and K3Ag using powder X-ray diffraction and theoretical calculations. Our findings establish a connection between the morphologies of these three phases and the precursor face-centered cubic Ag. For K2Ag, we discovered a disordered structure that better matches the X-ray pattern. Valence electron density distributions obtained from the maximum entropy method, along with charge density calculations, provide a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of chemical bonding in these systems. It was found that K atoms share their valence electrons during alloy formation, contributing to K-Ag and Ag-Ag bonds in K2Ag and KAg2, while no Ag-Ag bonds are present in K3Ag. These results indicate the Zintl-Klemm model may be too simplistic to describe the structure and bonding in high-pressure binary intermetallic compounds. |
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