Combined experimental and density functional theory studies on the crystal structures and magnetic properties of Mg(Mg1-xMnx) 2Sb2 (x ≈ 0.25) and BaMn2Sb2

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 27, 2008, Pages 4262-4269

  Xia, Sheng Qing ^a   Myers, Chad ^a   Bobev, Svilen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloys; Density functional calculations; Manganese; Pnictides; Solid state structures

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; MAGNETOMETRY; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALS STRUCTURES; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY STUDIES; DENSITY-FUNCTIONAL CALCULATIONS; INTERMETALLICS COMPOUNDS; ISOSTRUCTURAL; PNICTIDES; SOLID-STATE STRUCTURES; SPACE GROUPS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; TRANSITION METAL INTERMETALLICS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 53549118612     PISSN: 14341948     EISSN: 10990682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200800572     Document Type: Article

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