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John Corbett

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353 Spedding Hall
The Ames Laboratory
Ames, IA 50011-3020
Phone 515-294-3086
Fax 515-294-6789
Email jcorbett@iastate.edu

Research Interests

  • Exploratory solid state synthesis
  • Polar intermetallics and Zintl phases, structure and bonding
  • Relationships of approximants and quasicrystals
  • Metal-metal bonding

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(Chronologically most recent on top)Education

  • Ph.D. Physical Chemistry, University of Washington, 1952
  • B.S. Chemistry, University of Washington, 1948

(Chronologically most recent on top)Honors & Awards

  • 1985 A. V. Humboldt Senior Scientist Award, 1985

DOE Awards:

  • 2007 Terrae Rarae Award
  • 2005 F. H. Spedding Award in Rare-Earth Research
  • 1995 Sustained Outstanding Research
  • 1992 National Academy of Sciences
  • 1987 Outstanding Scientific Accomplishments in Materials Chemistry

ACS Awards:

  • 2008 F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry
  • 2000 Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry
  • 1988 John C. Bailar, Jr. Medal
  • 1986 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • 1986 Inorganic Chemistry
  • 1985 Midwest (ACS) Award
  • 1984 Iowa Medalist Award (ACS)

(Chronologically most recent on top)Publications with the Ames Laboratory

2011
Dai J C; Gupta S; Corbett J D . 2011. Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding of BaTl4. Size Effects on Encapsulation of Cations in Electron-Poor Metal Networks. Inorganic Chemistry. 50:238-244. abstract
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2010
Gupta S; Meyer G; Corbett J D . 2010. Contrasts in Structural and Bonding Representations among Polar Intermetallic Compounds. Strongly Differentiated Hamilton Populations for Three Related Condensed Cluster Halides of the Rare-Earth Elements. Inorganic Chemistry. 49:9949-9957. abstract
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Lin Q S; Corbett J D . 2010. Multiple Nonstoichiometric Phases with Discrete Composition Ranges in the CaAu5-CaAu4Bi-BiAu2 System. A Case Study of the Chemistry of Spinodal Decomposition. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 132:5662-5671. abstract
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Li B; Kim S J; Miller G J; Corbett J D . 2010. K23Au12Sn9-An Intermetallic Compound Containing a Large Gold-Tin Cluster: Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding. Inorganic Chemistry. 49:1503-1509. abstract
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Corbett J D . 2010. Exploratory Synthesis: The Fascinating and Diverse Chemistry of Polar Intermetallic Phases. Inorganic Chemistry. 49:13-28. abstract
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Leon-Escamilla E A; Dervenagas P; Stassis C; Corbett J D . 2010. Hydrogen in polar intermetallics: Syntheses and structures of the ternary Ca5Bi3D0.93, Yb5Bi3Hx, and Sm5Bi3H similar to 1 by powder neutron or single crystal X-ray diffraction. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 183:114-119. abstract
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Kim S J; Miller G J; Corbett J D . 2010. Zigzag Chains of Alternating Atoms in A(2)AuBi (A = Na, K) and K2AuSb. Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding. Zeitschrift Fur Anorganische Und Allgemeine Chemie. 636:67-73. abstract
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2009
Li B; Kim S J; Miller G J; Corbett J D . 2009. Synthesis, Structure, and Bonding in K12Au21Sn4. A Polar Intermetallic Compound with Dense Au-20 and Open AuSn4 Layers. Inorganic Chemistry. 48:11108-11113. abstract
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Li B; Kim S J; Miller G J; Corbett J D . 2009. Gold Tetrahedra as Building Blocks in K3Au5Tr (Tr = In, Tl) and Rb2Au3Tl and in Other Compounds: A Broad Group of Electron-Poor Intermetallic Phases. Inorganic Chemistry. 48:6573-6583. abstract
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Dai J C; Gupta S; Gourdon O; Kim H J; Corbett J D . 2009. BaHg2Tl2. An Unusual Polar Intermetallic Phase with Strong Differentiation between the Neighboring Elements Mercury and Thallium. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131:8677-8682. abstract
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