Twists and Puckers: Tuning Crystal Chemistry in the La(Au x Ge1–x )2 Compositional Series

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 145; no. 39; pp. 21612 - 21622
• Main Authors: Peterson, Gordon G. C., Hilleke, Katerina P., Lotfi, Sogol, Wang, Fei, Zurek, Eva, Brgoch, Jakoah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 04.10.2023; American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Subjects: Chemical structure; Crystal structure; Diffraction; Electronic structure; Gold; INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

The physical properties of solid-state materials are closely tied to their crystal structure, yet our understanding of how competing structural arrangements energetically compare is limited. In this work, we explore how small differences in composition affect the structure in the La­(Au x Ge1–x )2 s...