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Chemical bonding theory is used to examine fine details of the melting and crystallization behaviors of CdSb, ZnSb, and CdSb-ZnSb solid solutions and to identify conditions for the preparation of these materials with tailored properties.
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Original Russian Text © A.A. Ashcheulov, I.V. Gutsul, O.N. Manyk, T.O. Manyk, S.F. Marenkin, 2010, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2010, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 649–655.
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Ashcheulov, A.A., Gutsul, I.V., Manyk, O.N. et al. CdSb, ZnSb, and Cd x Zn1 − x Sb low-symmetry crystals: Chemical bonding and technological aspects. Inorg Mater 46, 574–580 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168510060026
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