Charge transfer on the metallic atom-pair bond, and the crystal structures adopted by intermetallic compounds

Rajasekharan, T.; Seshubai, V.

doi:10.1107/S0108767311044151

Figure 12
Plot of the lattice parameters 181 MgCu₂-type compounds, calculated using the correlation observed in Fig. 11

, versus the experimentally observed values. One observes that lattice parameters of new compounds can be predicted with reasonable accuracy starting with the elemental radius ratios.