RE(AuAl2)nAl2(AuxSi1-x)2: A New Homologous Series of Quaternary Intermetallics Grown from Aluminum Flux
Susan E. Latturner; Mercouri G. Kanatzidis; Inorganic Chemistry 47 (2008) 2089–2097; doi:10.1021/ic701799z

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_publ_contact_author
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M. G. Kanatzidis
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_publ_contact_author_email       ' m-kanatzidis@northwestern.edu '
_publ_section_title
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RE(AuAl2)nAl2(AuxSi1-x)2: A New Homologous Series of Quaternary
Intermetallics Grown from Aluminum Flux
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_journal_name_full               'Inorganic Chemistry'
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