Crystal structures of VSn2, NbSn2 and CrSn2 with Mg2Cu-type structure and NbSnSb with CuAl2-type structure
摘要:
Several binary stannides of the early transition metals T have been reported with the composition T2Sn3 previously. However, the present structure refinements from single-crystal X-ray data show that they have the compositions VSn2, NbSn2, and CrSn2 (R = 0.028, R = 0.018 and R = 0.021 with 17 variable parameters and 828, 512 and 440 structure factors respectively). Their orthorhombic Mg2Cu-type structure is closely related to the structures of MoSn2 (Mg2Ni type) and CuAl2. The latter structure type was confirmed for NbSnSb by a structure refinement from single-crystal data (R = 0.010 for eight variables and 254 F values). Electrical conductivity measurements show CrSn2 and MoSn2 to be metallic conductors.