Pushing X-ray electron densities to the limit: Thermoelectric CoSb 3

Mette Stokkebro Schmøkel, Lasse Bjerg, Jacob Overgaard, Finn Krebs Larsen, Georg Kent Hellerup Madsen, Kunihisa Sugimoto, Masaki Takata, Bo Brummerstedt Iversen

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Abstract

A big challenge: The experimental electron density of CoSb3 was determined based on short-wavelength single-crystal synchrotron data (10 K), thereby giving a view of covalently bonded Co and Sb atoms that carry only small negative and positive charges, respectively. This result contradicts the conventional view of the electrostatic properties of the structure used in thermoelectric studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1503-1506
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013 Jan 28

Keywords

  • electron density
  • low-temperature physics
  • skutterudites
  • thermoelectric materials
  • X-ray diffraction

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