Narrowing the gap: from semiconductor to semimetal in the homologous series of rare-earth zinc arsenides RE2-yZn4As4·n(REAs) and Mn-substituted derivatives RE2-yMnxZn4-xAs4·n(REAs) (RE = La-Nd, Sm, Gd).
Lin, Xinsong; Tabassum, Danisa; Mar, Arthur; Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) 44 (2015) 20254–20264; doi:10.1039/c5dt03596a

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 Narrowing the gap: from semiconductor to semimetal in the homologous
 series of rare-earth zinc arsenides RE2-yZn4As4&#x00B7;n(REAs) and
 Mn-substituted derivatives RE2-yMnxZn4-xAs4&#x00B7;n(REAs) (RE = La-Nd,
 Sm, Gd).
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