Abstract
Complex intermetallic phases such as Frank Kasper, Laves and Zintl compounds have local structural units of high symmetry, often tetrahedral or icosahedral. Such systems can undergo both translational and orientational disorder, leading to a variety of possible phases, shown schematically in Figure 1. They tend to have a semiconducting electronic structure, characterized by a small gap (or pseudo-gap) at the Fermi surface and leading to relatively high resistivities (103-104 mΩ cm).
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
D.L. Price, M.-L. Saboungi, R. Reijers, D. Kearley, and R. White, Phys. Rev. Lett. 66, 1894 (1991)}.
D.L. Price and M.-L. Saboungi, Phys. Rev. 44, 7289 (1991).
M.-L. Saboungi, D.L. Price, and W.S. Howells, to be published.
H.T.J. Reijers, M.-L. Saboungi, D.L. Price, J.W. Richardson, J.K. Volin, and W. van der Lugt, Phys. Rev. B40, 6018 (1989).
H.T.J. Reijers, M.-L. Saboungi, D.L. Price, and W. van der Lugt, Phys. Rev. B41, 5661 (1990).
M.-L. Saboungi, H.T.J. Reijers, M. Blander, and G.K. Johnson, J. Chem. Phys. 89, 5869 (1988).
G.K. Johnson and M.-L. Saboungi, to be published.
J.A. Meijer, W. van der Lugt, and G.J.B. Vinke, J. Phys. F16, 845 (1986).
W. Hume-Rothery, J. Chem. Soc. 131, 947 (1928).
R.E. Marsh and D.P. Shoemaker, Acta Crystallogr. 6, 196 (1953).
W. Mueller and K. Volk, Z. Naturforsch. 32b, 709 (1977).
B.P. Alblas, W. van der Lugt, J. Dijkstra, W. Geertsma, and C. van Dijk, J. Phys. F13, 2465 (1983).
D.A. Neumann, J.R.D. Copley, R.L. Cappelletti, W.A. Kamitakahara, R.M. Lindstrom, K.M. Creegan, D.M. Cox, W.J. Romanow, N. Coustel, J.P. McCauley Jr., N.C. Maliszewsky, J.E. Fischer, A.B. Smith III, Phys. Rev. Lett. 67, 3808 (1991).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1994 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Saboungi, ML., Johnson, G.K., Long Price, D. (1994). Orientational Phase Transitions in Alloys. In: Turchi, P.E.A., Gonis, A. (eds) Statics and Dynamics of Alloy Phase Transformations. NATO ASI Series, vol 319. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2476-2_14
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2476-2_14
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4613-6055-1
Online ISBN: 978-1-4615-2476-2
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive