The Mystery of the AuIn 1: 1 Phase and Its Incommensurate Structural Variations

Laura C. Folkers, Arkadiy Simonov, Fei Wang, Sven Lidin

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Abstract

In this communication, the AuIn 1:1 phase (Naturwissenschaften, 1953, 40, 437, DOI: 10.1007/BF00590353), and its ordering behavior at various temperatures is investigated. To enable the growth of a X-ray suitable specimen, a tempering routine was established by the interpretation of a differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) study. In this way, good quality single crystals were grown and measured at the Crystal beamline at Synchrotron SOLEIL. From the acquired data, three variations of this structure could be found at temperatures of 400 °C and 300 °C and room temperature, with differing degrees of incommensurate modulation. Diffuse scattering found at 400 °C was interpreted with the help of a three-dimensional difference pair distribution function (3D-ΔPDF) study.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2791-2796
Number of pages6
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume57
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018 Mar 5

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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