The Gallides SrRh2Ga2, SrIr2Ga2, and Sr3Ir4Ga4 |
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Authors: | Stefan Seidel Lea Schubert Rolf‐Dieter Hoffmann Rainer Pöttgen |
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Affiliation: | Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Universit?t Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149 Münster, Germany |
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Abstract: | The gallides SrRh2Ga2, SrIr2Ga2, and Sr3Rh4Ga4 were obtained from the elements by induction melting and subsequent annealing. They were investigated by powder and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction: CaRh2B2 type, Fddd, a = 573.2(1), b = 1051.3(1), c = 1343.7(2) pm, wR2 = 0.0218, 398 F2 values, 15 variables for SrRh2Ga2; a = 576.0(1), b = 1045.5(1), c = 1350.6(3) pm for SrIr2Ga2, and Na3Pt4Ge4 type, I$bar{4}$ 3m, a = 777.4(2) pm, wR2 = 0.0234, 190 F2 values, 11 variables for Sr3Ir4Ga4. The gallides SrRh2Ga2 and Sr3Ir4Ga4 exhibit complex, covalently bonded three‐dimensional [Rh2Ga2] and [Ir4Ga4] networks with short Rh–Ga (241–246 pm) and Ir–Ga (243–259 pm) distances. The strontium atoms fill large cages within these networks. They are coordinated by 8 Rh + 10 Ga in SrRh2Ga2 and by 4 Ir + 8 Ga in Sr3Ir4Ga4. The structure of SrRh2Ga2 is discussed along with the monoclinic distortion variants HoNi2B2 and BaPt2Ga2 on the basis of a group‐subgroup scheme. |
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Keywords: | Intermetallics Crystal structure Gallium X‐ray diffraction |
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