Abstract
A new ternary compound with composition PdSnTe was prepared. Its structure was refined by Rietveld method using conventional X-ray powder diffraction data.
This compound shows orthorhombic symmetry (space group Pbca) with unit cell parameters a=6.5687(2) A, b=6.6028(2) A, c=12.8849(4) A, V=558.8(1) A3 a Z=8. Temperature dependencies of the electrical conductivity and Hall coefficient was measured.
The measurements suggest that the compound is semimetal or strongly degenerated semiconductor.