Abstract
The cluster compounds Nb6I11 and HNb6I11 exhibit a coupled structural and electronic phase transition. The structural deformation is accompanied by a crossing of electronic levels which leads to a reduction of the spin degeneracy. We expect such level-crossing transitions to occur in other compounds containing transition-metal clusters.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1472-1475 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1981 |