Variants of the X-phase in the Mn-Co-Ge system.

ABSTRACT: We report two new variants of the X-phase (orthorhombic, space group Pnnm) derived from the Mn-Co-Ge system. Two compositionally related crystals were investigated by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The Mn_14.9Co_15.5Ge_6.6 and Mn₁₄Co_16.2Ge_6.8 intermetallic compounds are part of the homogeneity region of the X-phase and adopt the Mn₁₄(Mn_0.11Co_0.64Si_0.25)₂₃ structure type. The composition obtained from refinement of the XRD data is in agreement with the EDS results. In the present study, chemical disorder was only detected on the 8h positions. The ordering is compared with other members of the X-phase family and shows

SUBMITTER: Shtender V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8020885 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature