TY - JOUR AU - Simon, Paul AU - Zelenina, Iryna AU - Ramlau, Reiner AU - Carrillo-Cabrera, Wilder AU - Burkhardt, Ulrich AU - Borrmann, Horst AU - Gil, Raul Cardoso AU - Feuerbacher, Michael AU - Gille, Peter AU - Grin, Yuri TI - Structural complexity of the intermetallic compound o-Al13Co4 JO - Journal of alloys and compounds VL - 820 SN - 0925-8388 CY - Amsterdam [u.a.] PB - ScienceDirect M1 - FZJ-2020-02990 SP - 153363 - PY - 2020 AB - The crystal structure of the complex intermetallic phase o-Al13Co4 was first investigated in 1994, but some open questions still remained. The new refinement of the crystal structure using high-resolution X-ray diffraction data resulted in a much more complex model including a large number of split positions (space group Pnm21, a = 8.1590(6) Å, b = 12.349(1) Å, c = 14.453(1) Å). The model is interpreted in terms of local violation of the translational symmetry, which is confirmed by HRTEM and HRSTEM investigations. Chemical bonding between two partial structures in o-Al13Co4 - three-dimensional framework and linear Co–Al–Co groups in cages of the latter – along with the stacking faults (local twinning) are discussed as possible reasons for such an extended disorder. Previous article in issue LB - PUB:(DE-HGF)16 UR - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000507854700139 DO - DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.153363 UR - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/878669 ER -