Synthesis and structure determination of seven ternary bismuthides: crystal chemistry of the <i>RE</i>Li~3~Bi~2~ family (<i>RE</i> = La‒Nd, Sm, Gd, and Tb)
Prakash, Jai; Schäfer, Marion C.; Bobev, Svilen; Acta Crystallographica Section C 71 (2015) –; doi:10.1107/S2053229615016393

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_publ_section_title
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 Synthesis and structure determination of seven ternary bismuthides:
 crystal chemistry of the <i>RE</i>Li~3~Bi~2~ family (<i>RE</i> = La--Nd,
 Sm, Gd, and Tb)
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Lanthanum trilithium dibismuthide
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SAINT (Bruker, 2007)
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APEX2 (Bruker, 2007)
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SAINT (Bruker, 2007)
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CrystalMaker (Palmer, 2007)
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SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008)
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SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008)
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(SADABS; Sheldrick, 2008)
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SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008)
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