Abstract
γ-Brass type phases in Cu–Zn–In ternary system were synthesized from the highly pure elements by conventional solid-state synthesis and characterized by X-ray diffraction and EDX analysis. Diffraction analysis confirmed the existence of cubic γ-brass type phases with I- and P-cell having a significant homogeneity range in the ternary Cu–Zn–In system. The phase homogeneity is connected with structural disorder based on mixed site occupancies. Site specific In substitution was observed during single-crystal structure analysis. The γ-brass structures with body-centered cubic lattice (I
Funding source: Science and Engineering Research Board
Award Identifier / Grant number: ECR/2016/000329
Acknowledgment
SM acknowledges IIT Kharagpur for the Ph.D. fellowship. The authors thank Mr. Mithun Das for EDX measurements.
Author contribution: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
Research funding: This work was supported by funding from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), India for Early Career Research Award (Grant No: ECR/2016/000329).
Conflict of interest statement: There are no conflicts of interest to disclose. The authors also declare no competing financial interest.
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