13th group elements alloys

ALLOYS OF THE ELEMENTS OF THE 13TH GROUP OF THE PERIODIC TABLE... 

Remarks on the crystal chemistry of the triel elements (Al, Ga, In, Tl). Tables 5.65a, 5.65b and 5.65c summarizes the crystal data of typical phases pertaining to the alloys of the 13th group. A few specific comments are in the following. 

An interesting related feature shown by several alloys of the more basic metals (alkali, alkaline earths) with many /5-block (13th, 14th, 15th groups) elements, and,... 

Uses. Large quantities of Sb metal have been used mainly in alloys with Pb (battery grids) and other metals. Alloys are the predominant use of antimony because its brittleness bars direct use. High purity antimony (>99.999%) has a limited but important application in the manufacture of semiconductor devices. When alloyed with elements of 13th group (IIIA), the III-V compounds are formed these have important applications as infrared devices, diodes and Hall effect devices. Also used for fireworks and thermoelectric piles. 

Many ternary alloys MeT2X2 (Me = Th, U, alkaline earth, rare earth metal, etc., T = Mn, Cr, Pt family metal, X = element of the 15th, 14th and occasionally 13th group) have been systematically prepared and investigated (Rossi cl al., 1979, Parthe and Chabot 1984). A few hundreds of them resulted in the ThCr2Si2 (or... 

Nowotny phases, chimney-ladder structures. The Nowotny chimney-ladder phases are an example in alloy field chemistry of composite structures. They are a series of intermetallic T X , compounds formed by transition metals T from the 4th to 9th groups with p-block elements X from the 13th to the 15th groups. 

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