title: Synthesis in ionic liquids: [Bi2Te2Br](AlCl4), a direct gap semiconductor with a cationic framework.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.
authors.forename: Kanishka
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authors.lastname: Zhang
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authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Jung-Hwan
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authors.lastname: Song
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authors.lastname: Kanatzidis