Silicon Allotrope Synthesized (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Silicon Allotrope Synthesized

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View through the channels of Si24. This new zeolite-type allotrope of silicon (isotypic with the zeolite CAS) has an open framework comprised of 5-, 6- and 8-membered sp3-bonded silicon rings.

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Timothy Strobel

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