REAu4Al8Si (RE = Ce-Gd, and Yb) is the end member of a new series of intermetallic structures grown from aluminium flux; this new structure contains thick AuAl2 slabs and the ytterbium analog exhibits mixed-valent behavior.
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Latturner et al. (2003) studied this question.
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