Syntheses and Structures of Sc2Nb4-xSn5, YNb6Sn6, and ErNb6Sn5: Exploratory Studies in Ternary Rare-Earth Niobium Stannides
Cheng-Yang Yue; Xiao-Wu Lei; Inorganic Chemistry 51 (2012) 2461–2471; doi:10.1021/ic202414h

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_publ_contact_author_address
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   Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering,
   Jining University,
   Qufu, Shandong, 273155, China
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_publ_contact_author_email       leixw@fjirsm.ac.cn
_publ_contact_author_name
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Xiao-Wu Lei 
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_publ_section_title
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 Syntheses and Structures of Sc2Nb4-xSn5, YNb6Sn6, and ErNb6Sn5:
 Exploratory Studies in Ternary Rare-Earth Niobium Stannides
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'calc w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0166P)^2^+0.6070P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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