The Cd(1-x)Mn(x)In2S4 (0.5 x 1.0) spinel system: an X-ray powder diffraction study

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Compositions of the Cd(1-x)Mn(x)In2S4 system (0.5 x 1.0) were synthesized by the melt and annealing technique and grown by the chemical vapor transport method. The magnetic cation distributions have been estimated by X-ray powder diffraction structure refinements using the Rietveld method. These alloys form a solid solution in all the range of compositions and crystallize with cubic symmetry in the space group Fd 3m. All phases show a spinel structure with a random arrangement of cations. (© 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
This work was supported by CDCHT-ULA(C-1395-06-05-B), FONACIT-Venezuela (Grant LAB-97000821) and Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología-Spain (CICYT-AT2004-03395-C0201).