Refinement of the crystal structures of the tetrahedro-tetrasilicides K~4~Si~4~, Rb~4~Si~4~ and Cs~4~Si~4~
von Schnering, H. G.; Schwarz, M.; Chang, J.-H.; Peters, K.; Peters, E.-M.; Nesper, R.; Zeitschrift für Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures 220 (2005) 525–527; doi:

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_publ_section_title
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Refinement of the crystal structures of the tetrahedro-tetrasilicides 
K~4~Si~4~, Rb~4~Si~4~ and Cs~4~Si~4~
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_journal_issue                   4
_journal_name_full
'Zeitschrift f\"ur Kristallographie - New Crystal Structures'
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_journal_year                    2005
_chemical_formula_sum            'Cs4 Si4'
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_chemical_name_systematic
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 tetracaesium tetrahedro-tetragermanide
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_cell_measurement_temperature    293(2)
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_diffrn_ambient_temperature      293(2)
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_refine_ls_abs_structure_details 'Flack H D (1983), Acta Cryst. A39, 876-881'
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'calc w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0381P)^2^+4.3820P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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