Journal article
Crystal structure and superconductivity in Re2Si
Abstract
The rhenium-rich phase Re2Si crystallizes in a monoclinic unit cell, a = 6.4444(2) Å, b = 5.3898(2) Å, c = 9.6019(4) Å, γ = 94.215(5)° (unique axis c, Pearson symbol mP24, Z = 8 and space group P21b. The structure is based on a hexagonal close packing of rhenium and silicon atoms ordered on distinct sites and represents a new structure type. Re2Si becomes superconducting below 3.8 K.
Authors
Siegrist T; Greedan JE; Garrett JD; Wenhe G; Stager CV
Journal
Journal of the Less Common Metals, Vol. 171, No. 2, pp. 171–177
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 1991
DOI
10.1016/0022-5088(91)90140-y
ISSN
0022-5088