Redox-Induced "Zipper" Action in Rb(2)Bi(4)Se(7) and Cs(2)Bi(4)Se(7): Coupling of Slabs to a Three-Dimensional Framework through Single-Crystal to Single-Crystal Conversion Financial support from the Office of Naval Research (contract No. N00014-98-1-0443) is gratefully acknowledged. The work made use of the SEM facilities of the Center for Electron Optics at Michigan State University (MSU). The Siemens SMART CCD diffractometer at MSU was purchased with funds from the National Science Foundation (CHE-9634638). We thank Victor G. Young and the X-ray Crystallographic Laboratory of the University of Minnesota for collecting the data set of RbBi(4)Se(7).
Department of Chemistry Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1322 (USA).
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