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MANY AIII2BVI3 compounds crystallize in structures based on zincblende or wurtzite. Because of the unequal atomic concentrations of the components, some lattice sites which are occupied in zincblende and wurtzite are vacant in these compounds. The original work on these compounds showed only crystal structures with a random distribution of the vacancies1,2. Later, superlattice structures were observed for Ga2S3 (refs. 3 and 4), In2Te3 (ref. 5), and In2Se3 (ref. 6). No superlattice for Ga2Te3 has previously been reported.
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NEWMAN, P., CUNDALL, J. Superlattice Structure in Ga2Te3. Nature 200, 876 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200876b0
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