Quaternary rare-earth arsenides REAg1−Zn As2 (RE=La‒Nd, Sm, Gd‒Dy) with tetragonal SrZnBi2- and HfCuSi2-type structures
Ramachandran, Krishna K.; Genet, Clément; Mar, Arthur; Journal of Solid State Chemistry 231 (2015) 204–211; doi:10.1016/j.jssc.2015.08.032

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_publ_section_title
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 Quaternary rare-earth arsenides REAg1&#x2212;Zn As2 (RE=La--Nd, Sm,
 Gd--Dy) with tetragonal SrZnBi2- and HfCuSi2-type structures
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_journal_name_full               'Journal of Solid State Chemistry'
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