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RE4[P1-x(C2)x]3 (RE = La-Nd): The mixed anionic substructure formed by phosphorus and carbon
Chizhov, Pavel S.,Schnelle, Walter,Burkhardt, Ulrich,Schmidt, Marcus,Prots, Yurii,Antipov, Evgeny V.,Grin, Yuri
, p. 1318 - 1325 (2010)
The rare-earth phosphide carbides RE4[P1-x(C 2)x]3 (RE = La, Ce, Pr, Nd) represent the first example of a mixed anionic substructure formed by phosphorus and carbon, being the first step toward the formation of the mixed inorganic P-C species. The peculiarities of the crystal structure, magnetic properties, XAS data, and quantum chemical calculation results confirm the ionic nature of the interaction beween the rare-earth cations RE and phosphorus anions, while complex interaction of π states of the C2 anions and d (and/or f) states of the RE components is indicated. Thus, despite the extensive chemical analogy between the phosphide carbides and phosphide suicides, the atomic interactions stabilizing the structural motif are slightly different.