The physico-chemical characters of Yb<sub>14</sub>MnSb<sub>11</sub> doped by Ln<sup>3+</sup> (La-Sm)
The Yb14MnSb11 and solid solutions Yb14-xLnxMnSb11 (Ln=La-Sm; x= 0.1; 0.3; 0.5; 0.7; 0.9) were as single crystals via Sn flux were grown. All phases crystallized in the tetragonal structure type, Ca14AlSb11. The maximum amount of Ln was determined from wavelength dispersive microprobe analysis to be x≈0.45. Data on structure, melting point, thermal dilation in this paper are presented.