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Thermodynamic optimization of the Yb–Sn system

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The thermodynamic optimization of the Yb–Sn binary system was carried out with the help of the CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagram) method. Yb2Sn, α-βYb5Sn3, Yb5Sn4, YbSn, Yb3Sn5, and YbSn3 have been treated as stoichiometric compounds, while a sublattice model has been used for the description of the liquid, BCC, BCT, and FCC phases. The calculations based on the thermodynamic modeling are in good agreement with the phase diagram data and experimental thermodynamic values.

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  1. Laboratoire de Thermodynamique Métallurgique et Rhéologie des Matériaux, Université Ibn Zohr, Dcheira, B.P. 496, Agadir, Morocco

    Mohamed Idbenali

  2. Laboratoire de Physicochimie de l’Etat Solide, ICMMO, Université de Paris-Sud, 91405, Orsay Cedex, France

    Colette Servant

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Idbenali, M., Servant, C. Thermodynamic optimization of the Yb–Sn system. J Therm Anal Calorim 103, 131–135 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-010-1082-4

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