Single crystal growth of (rare earth)Me3 compounds where Me ≡ Sn, In and Pb

Abstract Single crystals of (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd)Sn 3 , (La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, Yb, Tm)In 3 and EuPb 3 have been grown from slowly cooled solutions of rare earth metals in Sn, In, and Pb metals, respectively. The cooling rate influenced both the crystal size and the morphology of growth.