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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

2009
Lin Q S; Corbett J D . 2009. Centric and Non-centric Ca3Au similar to 7.5Ge similar to 3.5: Electron-Poor Derivatives of La3Al11. Syntheses, Structures, and Bonding Analyses. Inorganic Chemistry. 48:5403-5411. abstract
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Gupta S; Leon-Escamilla E A; Wang F; Miller G J; Corbett J D . 2009. R(5)Pn(3)-type Phases of the Heavier Trivalent Rare-Earth-Metal Pnictides (Pn = Sb, Bi): New Phase Transitions for Er5Sb3 and Tm5Sb3. Inorganic Chemistry. 48:4362-4371. abstract
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Gupta S; Sordelet D J; Corbett J D . 2009. Structural and compositional investigations of Zr4Pt2O: A filled-cubic Ti2Ni-type phase. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 182:1708-1712. abstract
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Lin Q S; Corbett J D . 2009. A Chemical Approach to the Discovery of Quasicrystals and Their Approximant Crystals. Controlled Assembly and Modification of Inorganic Systems. 133:1-39. abstract
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Herzmann N; Gupta S; Corbett J D . 2009. Reduced Ternary Rare-Earth-Transition Metal Tellurides for the Smaller Rare-Earth Elements. An Exploration and an Explanation of the Marked Stability Differentiation among the Rare-Earth Elements in These Phases. Zeitschrift Fur Anorganische Und Allgemeine Chemie. 635:848-854. abstract
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Liu Y; Wu L M; Li L H; Du S W; Corbett J D; Chen L . 2009. The Antimony-Based Type I Clathrate Compounds Cs8Cd18Sb28 and Cs8Zn18Sb28. Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 48:5305-5308. abstract
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2008
Li B; Corbett J D . 2008. Similar K@Au10Sn10 polyhedra in the markedly different structures of KAu4Sn6 and KAu3Sn3. Syntheses and characterization. Inorganic Chemistry. 47:3610-3616. abstract
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Ni N; Bud'ko S L; Kreyssig A; Nandi S; Rustan G E; Goldman A I; Gupta S; Corbett J D; Kracher A; Canfield P C . 2008. Anisotropic thermodynamic and transport properties of single-crystalline Ba1-xKxFe2As2 (x=0 and 0.45). Physical Review B. 78:014507. abstract
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Sefat A S; Palasyuk A M; Bud'ko S L; Corbett J D; Canfield P C . 2008. Crystal structures and magnetic properties of CeAu4Si2 and CeAu2Si2. Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 181:282-293. abstract
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Palasyuk A; Dai J C; Corbett J D . 2008. SrAu4In4 and Sr4Au9In13: Polar intermetallic structures with cations in augmented hexagonal prismatic environments. Inorganic Chemistry. 47:3128-3134. abstract
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