From one to three dimensions - corrugated 1D-NiGe ribbons as building block in alkaline-earth metal Ae-Ni-Ge phases. Crystal structure and chemical bonding in AeNiGe (Ae - Mg, Sr, Ba)

Viktor Hlukhyy, Lisa Siggelkow, Thomas F. Fässler

New equiatomic nickel germanides MgNiGe, SrNiGe, and BaNiGe have been synthesized from the elements in sealed tantalum tubes using a high-frequency furnace. The compounds were inve…