Pearson’s Handbook

W. Pearson, P. Villars and L.D. Calvert, Pearson s Handbook of Crystallographic Data for Intermetallic Phases (American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, 1985). 

Villars, P. Calvert, L.D. 1991 Pearson s Handbook of Crystallographic Data for In-termetallic Phases, second edition. 

Villars P, Calvert LD (eds) (1991) Pearson s handbook of crystallographic data for inter-metallic phases, vol 1, 2nd edn. American Society of Metals, Materials Park, OH... 

An extensive compilation of the crystal structures of transition metal carbides is found in Pearson s Handbook. Ward has discussed the structures of carbides extensively. Epicier and de Novion have suimnarized the results of investigations on ordering in transition metal carbides. Lengauer recently reviewed the knowledge on transition metal carbides and carbonitrides. For a comparison of close-packed transition metal carbides with close-packed transition nitrides, see Nitrides Transition Metal Solid-state Chem istry. 

An extensive compilation of nitride phases is contained in Pearson s handbook and in the ASM binary phase diagram compilation. ... 

Unpublished results RUx nanoparticles synthesized in xylene has the tendency to coordinate easily with oxygen from air (a gentle treatment with hydrogen at RT releases the oxygen [95]). The EXAFS function x(k) damped quickly on these Ru O nanoparticles revealing that high disorder increases (nanoparticles become amorphous). P. Villars, L.D. Calvert, eds. Pearson s Handbook of Crystallographic Data for Intermetallic Phase, American Society for Materials Metals Park, OH 1985. 

Tens of thousands of intermetallic phases have been systematized and classified using Pearson s symbols. They are listed in a source commonly known as Pearson s Handbook, which is periodically updated and published by ASM Intemational. The Handbook also provides detailed information about the coordinates of atoms in unit cells of all known structure types of metals, alloys and related phases, which makes it a valuable tool in the structure solution of metallic materials. 

Pearson s handbook of crystallographic data for intermetallic phases, P. Villars and L.D. 

Strictly speaking, in this case it is not necessary to solve the crystal structure fi om first principles, because after finding that the Pearson s symbol of the material is AP6, it is easy to identify the correct structure type of this alloy by consulting Pearson s Handbook. Furthermore, in such a small and high symmetry unit eell the possibilities to place different atoms... 

According to Pearson s Handbook, this crystal structure is commonly known as the CaCus-type structure. The parent LaNis alloy is well known for its unique hydrogen storage properties, and many closely related alloys with the same crystal structure have been commercialized as electrode materials in rechargeable nickel-metal hydride batteries. 

Pearson s Handbook it easy to find that it belongs to the BaNiSna-type ... 

The Pearson symbol of this crystal structure is tP36 and after consulting Pearson s Handbook, it is easy to find that the crystal structure of Nd5Si4 belongs to the Zr5Si4-type. Its model is shown in Figure 6.22. The solution of this crystal structure must be completed by Rietveld refinement and it will be discussed in the next chapter. 

W.B. Pearson, A Handbook of Lattice Spacings and Structures of Metals and Alloys, Vol. 2, Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1967, pp. 1,2. For tabulated lattice parameters and data on elemental metals and semi-metals, see pp. 79-91. See also, P. Villars and L.D. Calvert, Pearson s Handbook of Crystallographic Data for Intermetallic Phases, Vols. 1-3, American Society for Metals, Metals Park, Ohio, USA, 1985. 

R.W.G. Wyckoff, Crystal Structures, 2nd Edn., Vol. 1, Interscience, New York, 1963 P. Villars and J.D. Calvert (Eds.), Pearson s Handbook for Crystal Data, American Society of Metals, Metals Park, OH, 1985. 

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