New Type of A5B3 Structure in Al–Ti and Ga–Ti Systems; Al5Ti3 and Ga5Ti3

Abstract
By electron diffraction and X-ray powder diffraction, a new type of A5B3-structure based on the L10-type was found in the Al–Ti and Ga–Ti systems; Al5Ti3 and Ga5Ti3. The structure has a tetragonal symmetry with the space group, P4/m b m, and the lattice constants, 2√2a f and c f, where a f and c f are those of the fundamental L10-type cell. 20 Al (or Ga) and 12 Ti atoms are contained in the unit cell. The structure can be described as follows: it consists of the domains based on the L12, containing 3×2 columns of Ti atoms, and the domain boundaries have the L10-type atomic arrangement.