Praseodymium antimonide

Praseodymium antimonide is a binary inorganic compound of praseodymium and antimony with the formula PrSb.

Preparation

Praseodymium antimonide can be prepared by heating praseodymium and antimony in a vacuum:

$𝖯𝗋\mathsf{+}𝖲𝖻\stackrel{2170^{o}C}{\to }𝖯𝗋𝖲𝖻$

Physical properties

Praseodymium antimonide forms cubic crystals, space group FmTemplate:Overlinem, cell parameters a = 0.638 nm, Z = 4, and structure like sodium chloride.

The compound melts congruently at 2170 °C or 2161 °C. At a temperature of 1950 °C, a phase transition occurs in the crystals. At a pressure of 13 GPa, a phase transition also occurs.

See also

• Praseodymium arsenide
• Praseodymium bismuthide