Figure 3
A view of the Rb2(VO)2[Si8O19] structure in a perspective bc projection. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level and the unit cell is indicated by black lines. VO5 square pyramids are dark and SiO4 tetrahedra are light. Note the zigzag pattern of channels occupied by Rb2 and the empty channels with two linking Si4O4 tetrahedra per six-tetrahedron ring. |