Structure and stability of a homologous series of tin oxides.
The structures and stabilities of a series of nonstoichiometric SnO2-x compounds, which are yet unknown experimentally, are predicted using the cluster expansion technique combined with first-principles calculations. A homologous series of Sn(n+1)O(2n) in which oxygen vacancies are layered on (101) planes of the rutile lattice is discovered. The homologous crystals are composed of divalent and quadrivalent Sn atoms. No trivalent Sn atoms are formed.
Seko
Atsuto
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Pioneering Research Unit for Next Generation, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan.
Togo
Atsushi
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Oba
Fumiyasu
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Tanaka
Isao
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