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Binary Alkali-Metal Silicon Clathrates by Spark Plasma Sintering: Preparation and Characterization

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Veremchuk,  Igor
Igor Veremchuk, Chemical Metal Science, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Max Planck Society;

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Antonyshyn,  Iryna
Iryna Antonyshyn, Chemical Metal Science, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Max Planck Society;

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Schnelle,  Walter
Walter Schnelle, Inorganic Chemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Max Planck Society;

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Baitinger,  Michael
Michael Baitinger, Chemical Metal Science, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Max Planck Society;

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Grin,  Yuri
Juri Grin, Chemical Metal Science, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Max Planck Society;

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Veremchuk, I., Beekman, M., Antonyshyn, I., Schnelle, W., Baitinger, M., Nolas, G. S., et al. (2016). Binary Alkali-Metal Silicon Clathrates by Spark Plasma Sintering: Preparation and Characterization. Materials, 9(7): 593, pp. 1-10. doi:10.3390/ma9070593.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002B-4DCC-3
Abstract
The binary intermetallic clathrates K8-xSi46 (x = 0.4; 1.2), Rb6.2Si46, Rb11.5Si136 and Cs7.8Si136 were prepared from M4Si4 (M = K, Rb, Cs) precursors by spark-plasma route (SPS) and structurally characterized by Rietveld refinement of PXRD data. The clathrate-II phase Rb11.5Si136 was synthesized for the first time. Partial crystallographic site occupancy of the alkali metals, particularly for the smaller Si-20 dodecahedra, was found in all compounds. SPS preparation of Na24Si136 with different SPS current polarities and tooling were performed in order to investigate the role of the electric field on clathrate formation. The electrical and thermal transport properties of K7.6Si46 and K6.8Si46 in the temperature range 4-700 K were investigated. Our findings demonstrate that SPS is a novel tool for the synthesis of intermetallic clathrate phases that are not easily accessible by conventional synthesis techniques.