Regus, MatthiasMatthiasRegusMankovsky, SergiySergiyMankovskyPolesya, SvitlanaSvitlanaPolesyaKuhn, GerhardGerhardKuhnDitto, JeffreyJeffreyDittoSchürmann, UlrichUlrichSchürmannJacquot, AlexandreAlexandreJacquotBartholome, KilianKilianBartholomeNäther, ChristianChristianNätherWinkler, MarkusMarkusWinklerKönig, Jan D.Jan D.KönigBöttner, HaraldHaraldBöttnerKienle, LorenzLorenzKienleJohnson, David C.David C.JohnsonEbert, HubertHubertEbertBensch, WolfgangWolfgangBensch2022-03-052022-03-052015https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/24091810.1016/j.jssc.2015.06.038The new metastable compound Cr1+xSb with x up to 0.6 has been prepared via a thin film approach using modulated elemental reactants and investigated by in-situ X-ray reflectivity, X-ray diffraction, differential scanning calorimetry, energy dispersive X-ray analysis as well as transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The new Cr-rich antimonide crystallizes in a structure related to the Ni2In-type structure, where the crystallographic position (1/3, 2/3, 3/4) is partially occupied by excess Cr. The elemental layers of the pristine material interdiffused significantly before Cr1+xSb crystallized. A change in the activation energy was observed for the diffusion process when crystal growth starts. First-principles electronic structure calculations provide insight into the structural stability, magnetic properties and resistivity of Cr1+xSb.enthin filmInterdiffusionmetastable phasemetastable phasein-situ X-ray reflectivity and diffractionDFT calculationdensity of states541journal article