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US 5,705,695 AGranted
Quaternary Zintl composition (Et.sub.4 N).sub.4 Au(Ag.sub.1-x Au.sub.x).sub.2 Sn.sub.2 Te.sub.9 !
AssigneeNEC Research Institute, Inc.
InventorsRobert C. Haushalter, Sandeep S. Dhingra
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Abstract
The quaternary Zintl material (Et.sub.4 N).sub.4 Au(Ag.sub.1-x Au.sub.x).sub.2 Sn.sub.2 Te.sub.9 ! that contains 1-D semiconducting chains composed of four metallic elements is prepared by treating ethylenediamine extracts of a pentanary K--Au--Ag--Sn--Te alloy with Et.sub.4 NI.
Claims6
The composition (Et.sub.4 N).sub.4 Au(Ag.sub.1-x Au.sub.x).sub.2 Sn.sub.2 Te.sub.9 ! where Et.sub.4 N is tetraethylammonium and x=0.32.
The composition of claim 3 further characterized in that each chain contains a Au--Te--Te--Te!.sub..infin. strand.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.