BaGe5: A New Type of Intermetallic Clathrate

Umut Aydemir, Lev Akselrud, Wilder Carrillo-Cabrera, Christophe Candolfi, Niels Oeschler, Michael Baitinger, Frank Steglich and Yuri Grin*
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Dresden 01187, Germany
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2010, 132 (32), pp 10984–10985
DOI: 10.1021/ja104197c
Publication Date (Web): July 26, 2010
Copyright © 2010 American Chemical Society

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BaGe5 constitutes a new type of intermetallic clathrate obtained by decomposition of clathrate-I Ba8Ge433 at low temperatures. The crystal structure consists of characteristic layers interconnected by covalent bonds. BaGe5 is a semiconducting Zintl phase.

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  • Published In Issue August 18, 2010
  • Article ASAPJuly 26, 2010
  • Received: May 15, 2010

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