名称:
Crystal structure and high-pressure studies of WAl2, an aluminide crystallizing with the CrSi2 structure type
摘要:
The novel intermetallic compound WAl2 crystallizes with space group PG422 and lattice parameters a = 4.7422(1)angstrom, c = 6.6057(2)angstrom. The crystal structure was solved from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. WAl2 was found to be the first aluminide that is isotypic with CrSi2. A high-pressure powder X-ray diffraction study showed its stability up to at least 31.5(1) GPa. The bulk modulus was calculated by fitting a third-order Birch-Murnaghan equation of state to the pressure-volume data as K0 = 168(11) GPa and its pressure derivative K' = 7.7(1.0). Partially covalent bonding between W and Al atoms was indicated by means of the electron localization function (ELF) and explains the anisotropic compression behavior. Quantum chemical calculations identify WAl2 as a potential high-temperature phase. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
DOI:
10.1016/j.jssc.2008.06.053