Structure and Properties of a New Family of Nearly Equiatomic Rare-Earth Metal-Tin-Germanides RESn1+xGe1−x(RE = Y, Gd−Tm): an Unusual Example of Site Preferences Between Elements from the Same Group
Tobash, Paul H.; Meyers, John J.; DiFilippo, Gary; Bobev, Svilen; Ronning, Filip; Thompson, Joe D.; Sarrao, John L.; Chemistry of Materials 20 (2008) 2151–; doi:10.1021/cm7033799

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 Structure and Properties of a New Family of Nearly Equiatomic Rare-Earth
 Metal-Tin-Germanides RESn1+xGe1&#x2212;x(RE = Y, Gd&#x2212;Tm): an
 Unusual Example of Site Preferences Between Elements from the Same Group
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