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Crystal Growth Of Complex Intermetallics In Search For Heavy Electron Systems, Brenton L. Drake
Crystal Growth Of Complex Intermetallics In Search For Heavy Electron Systems, Brenton L. Drake
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The structural solution and physical property characterization of several Ln-T-Al/Ga and Ln-T-Al-Si contain phases, which include Ln(Cu,Al)12 (Ln = Y, Ce, Pr, Sm, and Yb), Ln(Ag,Al,Si)2 (Ln = Ce and Gd), LnCu2(Al,Si)5 (Ln = La and Ce), Ln(Cu,Al,Ga)13-x (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, and Eu), α and β LnNiGa4 (α Ln = Y and Gd – Yb; β Ln = (Tb – Er)), and Ln4FeGa12 (Ln = Tb – Er) will be presented in this work with an emphasis on crystal growth. The systems cover a large breadth of phase space and serve to illustrate the new and rich chemistry …
Exotic Ground States: A Study In The Structural Effects On Frustration And Dimensionality, Melissa C. Menard
Exotic Ground States: A Study In The Structural Effects On Frustration And Dimensionality, Melissa C. Menard
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
Structural disorder and dimensionality play central roles in the characterization of structure and properties of crystalline materials. Although structural disorder is commonly considered an undesirable quality, structural disorder may be desirable when searching for new materials with exotic properties. Disorder can be used as a tunable parameter when considering atomic sizes, coordination preferences, and electronegativity differences can be varied by substituting elements into a given structure. Dimensionality can be viewed as another adjustable parameter when searching for new materials presenting unique challenges when characterizing new materials. One way to tune dimensionality is by chemical doping to affect coupling between layers/chains. …