K<sub>7</sub>B<sub>7</sub>Si<sub>39</sub>, a Borosilicide with the Clathrate I Structure

Walter Jung, Josef Lörincz, R. Ramlau, Horst Borrmann, Yurii Prots, Frank Haarmann, Walter Schnelle, Ulrich Burkhardt, Michael Baitinger, Yuri Grin

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2007 · 62 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Including boron: K7B7Si39 (see structure; large spheres: K, small spheres: Si, B) is the first clathrate I compound with boron atoms. With 9.952(1) Å, the borosilicide exhibits the smallest lattice parameter among all intermetallic clathrate I compounds. The composition is in agreement with the Zintl rule.

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