From NaSc<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>2</sub>Q<sub>8</sub> (Q = S, Se) to KGa<sub>2</sub>In<sub>3</sub>S<sub>8</sub>: substitution of Sc<sup>3+</sup> with In<sup>3+</sup> to achieve doubled birefringence.
Xie, Yun; Yao, Wen-Dong; Du, Qiu-Yang; Zhou, Wenfeng; Suen, Nian-Tzu; Liu, Wenlong; Guo, Sheng-Ping; Chemical science 16 (2025) 17207–17213; doi:10.1039/d5sc03501e

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_publ_section_title
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 From NaSc<sub>3</sub>Ga<sub>2</sub>Q<sub>8</sub> (Q = S, Se) to
 KGa<sub>2</sub>In<sub>3</sub>S<sub>8</sub>: substitution of
 Sc<sup>3+</sup> with In<sup>3+</sup> to achieve doubled birefringence.
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_journal_issue                   37
_journal_name_full               'Chemical science'
_journal_page_first              17207
_journal_page_last               17213
_journal_paper_doi               10.1039/d5sc03501e
_journal_volume                  16
_journal_year                    2025
_chemical_formula_moiety         'Ga2 S8 Sc3, Na'
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Olex2 1.5
(compiled 2021.08.20 svn.r13c46975 for OlexSys, GUI svn.r6405)
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2025-05-06 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-08-15 downloaded from the CCDC.
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SADABS-2016/2 (Bruker,2016/2) was used for absorption correction.
wR2(int) was 0.0682 before and 0.0341 after correction.
The Ratio of minimum to maximum transmission is 0.8057.
The \l/2 correction factor is Not present.
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_refine_ls_structure_factor_coef Fsqd
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'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0116P)^2^+0.0601P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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_cod_depositor_comments
'Adding full bibliography for 1575477--1575479.cif.'
_cod_original_cell_volume        308.20(3)
_cod_original_formula_sum        ' Na Ga2 Sc3 S8 '
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_olex2_submission_special_instructions 'No special instructions were received'