title: LiBSi2: a tetrahedral semiconductor framework from boron and silicon atoms bearing lithium atoms in the channels.
abstract: Silicon swallows up boron: The novel open tetrahedral framework structure (OTF) of the Zintl phase LiBSi2 was made by applying high pressure to a mixture of LiB and elemental silicon. The compound represents a new topology in the B-Si net (called tum), which hosts Li atoms in the channels (see picture). LiBSi2 is the first example where B and Si atoms form an ordered common framework structure with B engaged exclusively in heteronuclear B-Si contacts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747 Garching/München, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeilinger
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van Wüllen
authors.forename: Daryn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Benson
authors.forename: Verina F
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authors.lastname: Kranak
authors.forename: Sumit
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authors.lastname: Konar
authors.forename: Thomas F
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authors.lastname: Fässler
authors.forename: Ulrich
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authors.lastname: Häussermann