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AgInSe2, AgGaSe2, and AgGa x In1 – x Se2 crystals consisting of large blocks were grown by the horizontal Bridgman process, and their composition and lattice parameters were determined by electron probe x-ray microanalysis and x-ray diffraction. The lattice parameters of the solid solutions were shown to vary linearly with x. Differential thermal analysis was used to determine the phase-transition temperatures of the crystals and to map out the AgInSe2–AgGaSe2 phase diagram, which was also evaluated thermodynamically. The density of the AgGa x In1 – x Se2 solid solutions was found to vary linearly with composition, while their microhardness shows a maximum.
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Bodnar', I.V. Properties of AgGa x In1 – x Se2 Solid Solutions. Inorganic Materials 40, 914–918 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:INMA.0000041320.32208.49
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