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inorganic compounds
The structure of Sr5Nb5O17 contains distorted perovskite-type slabs parallel to (100) formed
from five NbO6 octahedra and Sr atoms. The compound is isotypic with La5Ti5O17 and both structures belong to the homologous
series An+1Bn+1O3n+5 with n = 4.