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Preparation and characterization of Pd2Sn nanoparticles

Karena W. ChapmanChristina S. SchadeChristina S. SchadeAnthony K. CheethamThomas ProffenPeter J. ChupasKatharine PageRam SeshadriJ. P. Zhang

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Materials scienceRietveld refinementAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaMechanical EngineeringNeutron diffractionIntermetallicPair distribution functionCondensed Matter PhysicsSynchrotronlaw.inventionCondensed Matter::Materials ScienceCrystallographyDistribution functionMechanics of MaterialslawCondensed Matter::SuperconductivityX-ray crystallographyGeneral Materials ScienceBiological small-angle scattering

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We report a non-aqueous solution preparation of Pd{sub 2}Sn nanoparticles with sizes near 20 nm. The intermetallic compound with the Co{sub 2}Si structure has been characterized using transmission electron microscopy, Rietveld refinement of synchrotron X-ray and neutron powder diffraction, and real-space pair distribution function analysis of high-energy synchrotron X-ray scattering. We also present a description of the electronic structure of this covalent intermetallic using density functional calculations of the electronic structure.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2007-12-01Materials Research Bulletin
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.materresbull.2007.05.010