The significance of the Jahn-Teller effect for the phase transitions of K2NbCl6 and Rb2NbCl6

Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie

Volumn 222, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 477-486

  Henke, Henning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hexachloroniobates; Jahn Teller effect; Niobium(4+); Phase coexistence; Phase transition; Powder diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548208794     PISSN: 00442968     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1524/zkri.2007.222.9.477     Document Type: Article

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