The rare earth metals form the largest subset of the AB2 Laves phase compounds. The rare earth element (R) is always the larger A metal, and they form Laves phases with most of the Group 7–10 elements, plus Mg and Al...
Keywords: Laves phases, Rare earth compounds, Intermetallic compounds
05/2006 | Zeitschrift für Kristallographie, Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag