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The existence of Ni3MSb phases in ternary nickel-M-antimony systems (where “M” represents aluminum, gallium, or indium)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

C-H. Jan  and
Y.A. Chang
C-H. Jan
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1509 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Y.A. Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Wisconsin, 1509 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
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Abstract

Phases of the nominal composition Ni3MSb (where “M” represents aluminum, gallium, or indium) were found to occur in their respective ternary systems. They were analyzed by x-ray diffraction and were found to exhibit the B81.5′ crystal structure, similar to that of Ni3GaAs. These phases were shown by differential thermal analysis (DTA) to be stable between room temperature and their melting points, which were determined to be >1150 °C, 1066 °C, and 1091 °C for Ni3AlSb, Ni3GaSb, and Ni3InSb, respectively. An analysis of their respective constituent binary systems suggested that these phases were not true ternary compounds, but rather represented specific compositions of extensive solid solutions of constituent binary phases. Speculations were made as to the solution behavior of these phases. The Ni3MSb phases were predicted to form initially in nickel/MSb diffusion couples, in an analogy to what is observed in nickel/GaAs diffusion couples.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 6 , Issue 12 , December 1991 , pp. 2660 - 2665
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1991

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