biostudies-literatureGrilli DDanmarks Frie ForskningsfondEnergimyndighetenErasmus+10736-10742https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10336971biostudies-literatureUnknown62(27)A series of four homologous silicides have been discovered during systematic explorations in the central part of the La-Ni-Si system at 1000 °C. All compounds La_12.5Ni_28.0Si_18.3 (<i>n</i> = 3; <i>a</i> = 28.8686(8), <i>c</i> = 4.0737(2) Å, <i>Z</i> = 3), La_22.1Ni_39.0Si_27.8 (<i>n</i> = 4; <i>a</i> = 20.9340(6), <i>c</i> = 4.1245(2) Å, <i>Z</i> = 1), La_32.9Ni_49.8Si_39.3 (<i>n</i> = 5; <i>a</i> = 24.946(1), <i>c</i> = 4.1471(5) Å, <i>Z</i> = 1), and La_44.8Ni_66.1Si_53.4 (<i>n</i> = 6; <i>a</i> = 28.995(5), <i>c</i> = 4.158(1) Å, <i>Z</i> = 1) crystallize in the hexagonal space group <i>P</i>6₃/<i>m</i> and can be generalized according to La<sub><i>n</i>(<Inorganic chemistryLa_{<i>n</i>(<i>n</i>+1)+<i>x</i>}Ni_{<i>n</i>(<i>n</i>+5)+<i>y</i>}Si_{(<i>n</i>+1)(<i>n</i>+2)-<i>z</i>}: A Symmetric Mirror Homologous Series in the La-Ni-Si System.PMC1033697148699-110.46540/2102-00143BSmetana VAhmed SJGrilli DPani MManfrinetti PMudring AVShtender VfalseLa_{<i>n</i>(<i>n</i>+1)+<i>x</i>}Ni_{<i>n</i>(<i>n</i>+5)+<i>y</i>}Si_{(<i>n</i>+1)(<i>n</i>+2)-<i>z</i>}: A Symmetric Mirror Homologous Series in the La-Ni-Si System.A series of four homologous silicides have been discovered during systematic explorations in the central part of the La-Ni-Si system at 1000 °C. All compounds La_12.5Ni_28.0Si_18.3 (<i>n</i> = 3; <i>a</i> = 28.8686(8), <i>c</i> = 4.0737(2) Å, <i>Z</i> = 3), La_22.1Ni_39.0Si_27.8 (<i>n</i> = 4; <i>a</i> = 20.9340(6), <i>c</i> = 4.1245(2) Å, <i>Z</i> = 1), La_32.9Ni_49.8Si_39.3 (<i>n</i> = 5; <i>a</i> = 24.946(1), <i>c</i> = 4.1471(5) Å, <i>Z</i> = 1), and La_44.8Ni_66.1Si_53.4 (<i>n</i> = 6; <i>a</i> = 28.995(5), <i>c</i> = 4.158(1) Å, <i>Z</i> = 1) crystallize in the hexagonal space group <i>P</i>6₃/<i>m</i> and can be generalized according to La<sub><i>n</i>(<2023-01-01T00:00:00Z2023 Jul2025-04-04T13:52:34.312Z2025-04-04T13:52:34.312ZS-EPMC103369713736416010.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01194