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Phase relations in the Nd2S3-SnS system and properties of the γ-Nd9.5Sn1.8S16 solid solution

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The Nd2S3-SnS system has been studied at a temperature of 1100°C. The Nd2S3 solubility in molten SnS at this temperature is determined to be 4.4 mol %. The neodymium is present in the SnS melt in the form of Nd3+ ions. Its diffusion coefficient in molten SnS is estimated at 1.2 × 10−8 m2/s. Nd2S3 dissolution in SnS has a negligible effect on the SnS vapor pressure over saturated liquid solution in comparison with pure molten SnS. Using solvent evaporation, we have grown γ-Nd9.5Sn1.8S16 crystals and determined their chemical and phase compositions, structure, density and optical band gap.

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    R. E. Nikolaev, A. M. Chernovol & A. R. Tsygankova

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Original Russian Text © R.E. Nikolaev, A.M. Chernovol, A.R. Tsygankova, 2015, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2015, Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 126–130.

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Nikolaev, R.E., Chernovol, A.M. & Tsygankova, A.R. Phase relations in the Nd2S3-SnS system and properties of the γ-Nd9.5Sn1.8S16 solid solution. Inorg Mater 51, 88–92 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168515020132

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