Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Electronic Structure of a Binary-Ordered Phase Mn <sub>16</sub> Ge <sub>7</sub>
suggest that the most stable configuration is obtained for the model with the shortest Mn-Mn contacts with antiferromagnetic coupling, while longer Mn-Mn separations typically promote ferromagnetic alignment. The band structure shows that the compound is metallic, and bonding analysis indicates that Mn-Mn homoatomic interactions play a crucial role in the stability of the compound.
Authors
- Dibyajyoti Saikia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9148-9153)
- Manjit Kumar
- Sandip K. Kuila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3348-5820)
- Partha P. Jana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1348-4150)
- Siddha S. Sethi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-6736-7443)
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IN)
- S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Published
- 2026-05-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c01114
- Primary Topic
- Quasicrystal Structures and Properties
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India