Synthesis and Structural Characterization of RE7Zn21Tt2 (RE = La-Nd; Tt = Ge, Sn, and Pb): New Structure Type Among the Polar Intermetallic Phases
Nian-Tzu Suen; Svilen Bobev; Inorganic Chemistry 52 (2013) 12731–12740; doi:10.1021/ic4019844

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_publ_section_title
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 Synthesis and Structural Characterization of RE7Zn21Tt2 (RE = La-Nd; Tt =
 Ge, Sn, and Pb): New Structure Type Among the Polar Intermetallic Phases
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_journal_name_full               'Inorganic Chemistry'
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_journal_page_last               12740
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'calc w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0061P)^2^+1.8844P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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