Reorientations in plastic crystal phases of zintl alloys
Quasielastic neutron scattering measurements on the Zintl alloy NaSn show that the high-temperature solid phase discovered by Hume-Rothery is a plastic crystal characterized by rapid rotations of the Sn{4-}4 Zintl ions. The reorientations are similar to those previously observed in CsPb but have a markedly different wave vector dependence, indicating a different behaviour of the alkali metal ions.
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1993
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Authors: | Saboungi, M.-L. ; Fortner, J. ; Price, D.L. ; Howells, W.S. |
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Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications. - Elsevier, ISSN 0378-4371. - Vol. 201.1993, 1, p. 421-424
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Elsevier |
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