Research Article Interplay of atomic interactions in the intermetallic semiconductor Be5Pt Yuri Grin Corresponding Author E-mail address: grin@cpfs.mpg.de Max-Planck-Institut fur Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Chemische Metallkunde, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, 1187 Dresden, GERMANY Search for more papers by this author PDF PDF Share Abstract Semiconducting substances form one of the most important families of functional materials. However, semiconductors containing only metals are very rare.