THE STRUCTURE OF THE 21-K SUPERCONDUCTOR THPDXB6-2X, X=0.65, DETERMINED BY QUANTITATIVE ELECTRON-DIFFRACTION AND THROUGH-FOCUS ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY

Authors
ZANDBERGEN HW VANZWET EJ JANSEN J SARRAO JL MAPLE MB FISK Z CAVA RJ
Citation
Hw. Zandbergen et al., THE STRUCTURE OF THE 21-K SUPERCONDUCTOR THPDXB6-2X, X=0.65, DETERMINED BY QUANTITATIVE ELECTRON-DIFFRACTION AND THROUGH-FOCUS ELECTRON HOLOGRAPHY, Philosophical magazine letters, 71(2), 1995, pp. 131-138
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Philosophical magazine letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
09500839
Volume
71
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
131 - 138
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-0839(1995)71:2<131:TSOT2S>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Through-focus electron holography and quantitative electron diffractio n have been applied to determine the structure of the 21 K superconduc tor ThPd(x)B6-2x with xalmost-equal-to0.65. This compound adopts a cub ic structure (a = 0.42 nm; space group, Pm3BARm), which is an intermed iate between the structures of the CaB6 and Cu3Au. Short-range orderin g results in a superstructure as is evident from diffuse streaks in th e electron diffraction pattern.