Bismuth octaborate, Bi2B8O15.
In the title compound, Bi(2)B(8)O(15), the Bi atom is coordinated to five or six O atoms. The B atoms exhibit two kinds of hybridization, sp(2) and sp(3), seen in the BO(3) triangles and BO(4) tetrahedra, respectively. Three BO(3) triangles are connected to form a B(3)O(6) planar ring. All atoms in the structure are connected together to form an infinite three-dimensional network.
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Bing
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State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, People's Republic of China. bteng@icm.sdu.edu.cn
Yu
Wen Tao
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Wang
Ji Yang
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Cheng
Xiu Feng
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Dong
Sheng Ming
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Liu
Yao Gang
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