A superspace approach to the modulated structures of MAxTe2(M=Nb, Ta; A=Si, Ge;1/3< or = x < or =1/2), exemplified by NbGe3/7Te2
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
- Vol. 6 (5) , 933-944
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-8984/6/5/003
Abstract
MAxTe2 (M=Ta, Nb and A=Si, Ge) compounds show a great variety of commensurately and incommensurately modulated structures depending on the value for x. It is shown that the theory of superspace groups can be used to standardize the structures and to predict the 3D symmetry of the commensurately modulated structures. The commensurately modulated structure of NbGe3/7Te2 is determined with the aid of single crystal x-ray data. A comparison with some already published structures in the series shows that all structures with 1/3 < or = x < or = 1/2 can be regarded as being built from definite numbers of units of the MA1/3Te2 and MA1/2Te2 type.Keywords
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