Structure and bonding in Yb4MgGe4: Yb 2+/Yb3+ mixed-valency and charge separation

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3532-3533

  Tobash, Paul H ^a   Bobev, Svilen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM DERIVATIVE; YTTERBIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BINDING; COVALENT BOND; MAGNETISM; OSCILLATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 33645390371     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja0601383     Document Type: Article

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