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Crystal structure of the quaternary compounds CuFe2AlSe4 and CuFe2GaSe4 from X-ray powder diffraction

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The crystal structure of the quaternary compounds CuFe2AlSe4 and CuFe2GaSe4, belonging to the system I–II2–III–VI4, were characterized using X-ray powder diffraction data. Both compounds crystallize in the tetragonal space group I42m (No. 121), Z = 2, with unit cell parameters a = 5.609(1) Å, c = 10.963(2) Å for CuFe2AlSe4 and a = 5.6165(3) Å, c = 11.075(1) Å for CuFe2GaSe4. These compounds are isostructural with CuFe2InSe4, and have a normal adamantane stannite structure.

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This work was partially supported by CDCHT-ULA (Grant C-1740-11-05-AA) and FONACIT (Grants LAB-97000821 and PEII-1697).

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  1. Laboratorio de Cristalografía, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, 5101, Venezuela

    G E DELGADO & A J MORA

  2. Centro de Estudios de Semiconductores, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, 5101, Venezuela

    P GRIMA-GALLARDO, M MUÑOZ, S DURÁN & M QUINTERO

  3. Laboratorio de Análisis Químico y Estructural, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida, 5101, Venezuela

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DELGADO, G.E., MORA, A.J., GRIMA-GALLARDO, P. et al. Crystal structure of the quaternary compounds CuFe2AlSe4 and CuFe2GaSe4 from X-ray powder diffraction. Bull Mater Sci 38, 1061–1064 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-015-0933-9

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