The dodecaboride LuB 12 with cage-glass state and rattling modes has been studied to
clarify the nature of the large amplitude vibrations of Lu ions. Discovered anisotropy of …

High-quality single crystals of LuB 12 are grown using the induction zone melting method.
The x-ray data are collected at temperatures 293, 135, 95, 50 K. The crystal structure of LuB …

Accurate low temperature charge transport measurements in combination with high-
precision x-ray diffraction experiments have allowed detection of the symmetry lowering in …

Dodecaborides are promising high strength ceramic and refractory materials, due to the
excellent physical properties. However, the scarce systematic investigations of physical …

Crystal structures, thermal and charge-transport (resistivity and Seebeck coefficient)
characteristics of dodecaborides Lu NB 12 are studied to determine the role of boron …

Most of the experimental results presented in this book would not have been possible to
obtain without high-quality single-crystalline samples. The history of chemical synthesis and …

Analysis of the intriguing physical properties of the dodecaborides, RB12, requires accurate
data on their crystal structure. We show that a simple cubic model fits well with the atomic …

The crystal structure of single-crystal Kondo insulator YbB12 was studied at nine
temperatures in the range 85–293 K based on X-ray diffraction data. Very weak Jahn–Teller …

The magnetoresistance (MR) Δ ρ/ρ of the cage-glass compound Ho x Lu 1− x B 12 with
various concentrations of magnetic holmium ions (x≤ 0.5) has been studied in detail …

Single crystals of LuB 12 of exceptionally high diffraction quality confirmed by an accurate X-
ray structure analysis are grown by the modified crucibleless inductive floating zone melting …