A crystalline dual diamond sodium thallium type intermetallic compound is formed on a substrate surface from lithium and either aluminum, zinc or cadmium. The compound is grown within a magnetic field and, as a result, the compound is formed with a major crystallographic plane thereof aligned generally...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US4222814?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4222814 - Method for forming a crystalline film for a paramagnetic sodium thallium type intermetallic compound
