“…When M"Zn, a related incommensurate structure is observed. The first example of an n"2 phase has been reported by Campa´et al (11) for Sr Ni O , with some vacancies in prismatic sites. An n"3 phase Sr Ni O , in which half of the trigonal prismatic sites are occupied by Ni>, has been described by Strunk and Mu¨ller-Buschbaum (12).…”