TbNb6Sn6: the first ternary compound from the rare earth–niobium–tin system

The title compound, terbium hexaniobium hexastannide, TbNb6Sn6, is the first ternary compound from the rare earth–niobium–tin system. It has the HfFe6Ge6 structure type, which can be analysed as an intergrowth of the Zr4Al3 and CaCu5 structures. All the atoms lie on speci...

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Main Authors: Viktor Hlukhyy, Igor Oshchapovsky, Thomas F. Fässler, Volodymyr Pavlyuk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Union of Crystallography 2010-12-01
Series:Acta Crystallographica Section E
Online Access:http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536810045964