Structures of left-handed and right-handed FeGe crystals (3 presentations, with different numbers of atoms per unit cell; orange atoms are Ge)
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IUPAC name
Iron germanide
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Properties | |
FeGe | |
Molar mass | 128.47 g/mol |
Structure | |
Cubic[1] | |
P213 (No. 198), cP8 | |
a = 0.4689 nm
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Formula units (Z)
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4 |
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Flash point | Non-flammable |
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Other anions
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Iron silicide |
Other cations
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Manganese germanide |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Iron germanide (FeGe) is an intermetallic compound, a germanide of iron. At ambient conditions it crystallizes in three polymorphs with monoclinic, hexagonal and cubic structures. The cubic polymorph has no inversion center, it is therefore helical, with right-hand and left-handed chiralities.[1]