Selected publications (2005 - present)

with DOI links

Crystal Growth, Structural, and Property Studies on a Family of Ternary Rare-Earth Phases RE2InGe2 (RE ) Sm, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Yb) Chem. Mater. 2005, 17, 5567-5573 (DOI: 10.1021/cm051618g) Ternary Rare-Earth Alumo-Silicides – Single Crystal Growth from Al Flux, Structural and Physical Properties J. Solid State Chem. 2005, 178, 2091-2103 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2005.04.021) Synthesis, Flux Crystal Growth, Structure and Properties of the New Rare-earth Compounds EuAl4-xSix (x ~ 1), TmAlSi and LuAlSi J. Alloys Compds. 2006, 418, 58-62  (DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2005.08.103) Structure and Bonding in Yb4MgGe4: Yb2+/Yb3+ Mixed-Valency and Charge Separation J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 3532-3533 (DOI: 10.1021/ja0601383) Unusual Mn–Mn Spin Coupling in the Polar Intermetallic Compounds CaMn2Sb2 and SrMn2Sb2 Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 4047-4054 (DOI: 10.1021/ic060092e) Ba11Cd8Bi14: Bismuth Zigzag Chains in a Ternary Alkaline-Earth Transition Metal Zintl Phase Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 7126-7132 (DOI: 10.1021/ic060583z) Temperature-dependent Crystallographic Studies and Electronic Structure of Ba2Cd3Bi4 J. Solid State Chem. 2006, 179, 3371-3377 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.07.003) Vacancy Ordering in SmGe2-x and GdGe2-x (x = 0.33): Structure and Properties of Two Sm3Ge5 Polymorphs and of Gd3Ge5 Inorg. Chem. 2006, 45, 7286-7294 (DOI: 10.1021/ic060913f) On the Existence of Ca2Bi – Crystal and Electronic Structure of Ca4Bi2O J. Alloys Compds. 2007, 427, 67-72 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.02.046) Diverse Polyanions Based on MnBi4 and MnSb4 Tetrahedra:  Polymorphism, Structure and Bonding in Ca21Mn4Bi18 and Ca21Mn4Sb18 Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 874-883 (DOI: 10.1021/ic061958j) Cation-anion Interactions as Structure Directing Factors: Structure and Bonding of Ca2CdSb2 and Yb2CdSb2 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 4049-4057 (DOI: 10.1021/ja069261k) Synthesis, Structure and Electronic Structure of a New Polymorph of CaGe2 J. Solid State Chem. 2007, 180, 1575-1581 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2007.03.003) Synthesis, Structural Characterization, Electronic Structure and Magnetic Properties of the New Zintl Phase Eu10Cd6Bi12 Chem. Asian J. 2007, 2, 619-624 (DOI: 10.1002/asia.200700016) Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Magnetic and Electric Transport Properties of Eu11InSb9 and Yb11InSb9 J. Solid State Chem. 2007, 180, 2088-2094 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2007.05.010) An Interplay Between Size and Electronic Effects in Determining the Homogeneity Range of the A9Zn4+xPn9 and A9Cd4+xPn9 Phases (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5), A = Ca, Sr, Yb, Eu; Pn = Sb, Bi J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 10019-4057 (DOI: 10.1021/ja0728425) Structure and Properties of Gd3Ge4.  The Orthorhombic RE3Ge4 Structures Revisited (RE = Y, Tb-Tm) Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 8690-8697 (DOI: 10.1021/ic7009034) Synthesis, Structure and Physical Properties of the New Uranium Ternary Phase U3Co2Ge7 J. Solid State Chem. 2007, 180, 2830-2837 (DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2007.07.032) Zinc-deficiency in Intermetallics with the NaZn13 type.  Re-determination of the Crystal Structure and Physical Properties of EuZn13–x (x = 0.25(1)) J. Alloys Compds. 2008, in print (DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.09.040 ) Structure and Properties of a New Family of Nearly Equiatomic Rare-earth Metal-Tin-Germanides RESn1+xGe1–x (RE = Y, Gd–Tm): an Unusual Site Preference Between Elements from the Same Group Chem. Mater. 2008, 20, 2151-2159 (DOI: 10.1021/cm7033799) Zintl Phase Variations Through Cation Selection.  Synthesis and Structure of A21Cd4Pn18 (A = Eu, Sr, Ba; Pn = Sb, Bi) Inorg. Chem. 2008, 47, 1919-1921 (DOI: 10.1021/ic800242a) Are Ba11Cd6Sb12 and Sr11Cd6Sb12 Zintl Phases or Not?  A Density-Functional Theory Study J. Comp. Chem. 2008, in print (DOI: 10.1002/jcc.20983) Gallium Substitutions as a Means to Stabilize Alkaline-earth and Rare-earth Metal Pnictides with the Cubic Th3P4 type.  Synthesis and Structure of A7Ga2Sb6 (A = Sr, Ba, Eu J. Solid State Chem. 2008, in print (DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2008.04.004) Synthesis, Structure and Physical Properties of the New Zintl Phases Eu11Zn6Sb12 and Eu11Cd6Sb12 J. Solid State Chem. 2008, submitted (DOI: n/a) Structural Chemistry and Magnetic Properties of RE2[SnxGe1–x]5 (RE = Nd, Sm) and RE[SnxGe1–x]2 (RE = Gd, Tb): Four New Rare-Earth Metal Intermetallic Compounds with Germanium Zig-Zag Chains and Tin Square-Nets J. Alloys Compds. 2008, submitted (DOI: n/a)