TY - JOUR
T1 - The electronic properties of Ce in CeFe4P12
AU - Xue, J. Simon
AU - Antonio, Mark R.
AU - White, Wesley T.
AU - Soderholm, L.
AU - Kauzlarich, Susan M.
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - An investigation of the bonding behaviours of selected rare earth (R) containing filled skutterudite samples (RFe4P12) is reported. X-ray diffraction and magnetic properties of CeFe4P12 are compared with those previously published. The electronic structure and bonding properties of the R La, Ce and Pr members of this series are probed by X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES), and compared with the L3 edges of selected trivalent and tetravalent standards. We find that the Ce XANES is complex, indicating that although the Ce is primarily trivalent, there is evidence of complex electronic behaviour in CeFe4P12. A comparison of the L3 edges of LaFe4P12, and PrFe4P12, as well as CeFe4P12, with those obtained from ionic model compounds reveals some bonding between the f-ion and the FeP framework in all cases.
AB - An investigation of the bonding behaviours of selected rare earth (R) containing filled skutterudite samples (RFe4P12) is reported. X-ray diffraction and magnetic properties of CeFe4P12 are compared with those previously published. The electronic structure and bonding properties of the R La, Ce and Pr members of this series are probed by X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES), and compared with the L3 edges of selected trivalent and tetravalent standards. We find that the Ce XANES is complex, indicating that although the Ce is primarily trivalent, there is evidence of complex electronic behaviour in CeFe4P12. A comparison of the L3 edges of LaFe4P12, and PrFe4P12, as well as CeFe4P12, with those obtained from ionic model compounds reveals some bonding between the f-ion and the FeP framework in all cases.
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U2 - 10.1016/0925-8388(94)90197-X
DO - 10.1016/0925-8388(94)90197-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0028445125
VL - 207-208
SP - 161
EP - 164
JO - Journal of Alloys and Compounds
JF - Journal of Alloys and Compounds
SN - 0925-8388
IS - C
ER -