BaGe5: A New Type of Intermetallic Clathrate

Aydemir U; Akselrud L; Carrillo-Cabrera W; Candolfi C; Oeschler N; Baitinger M; Steglich F; Grin Y

Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.132, No.32, 10984-10985, 2010

Aydemir U, Akselrud L, Carrillo-Cabrera W, Candolfi C, Oeschler N, Baitinger M, Steglich F, Grin Y

BaGe5 constitutes a new type of intermetallic clathrate obtained by decomposition of clathrate-I Ba8Ge43 square(3) at low temperatures. The crystal structure consists of characteristic layers interconnected by covalent bonds. BaGe5 is a semiconducting Zintl phase.