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Title: Low temperature co-pyrolysis of hexabenzylditinsulfide and selenium. An alternate route to Sn(S{sub x}Se{sub 1{minus}x})

Journal Article · · Materials Research Bulletin

Benzyl-substituted tin chalcogenides (Bn{sub 3}Sn){sub 2}S (1) and (Bn{sub 3}Sn){sub 2}Se (2) yield polycrystalline-phase pure SnS and SnSe in good ceramic yields when pyrolyzed with S and Se, respectively, at 275 C. Heating mixtures of (1) and elemental selenium produce solid solutions of the formula Sn(S{sub x}Se{sub 1{minus}x}). Combustion analysis showed less than 1% residual carbon in all ceramic products. This methodology allows the complete conversion of tin-to-tin chalcogenides and eliminates the need to synthesize organosulfur and organoselenium intermediates.

Research Organization:
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; US Department of the Navy, Office of Naval Research (ONR); National Science Foundation (NSF)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-91ER75674
OSTI ID:
20075666
Journal Information:
Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 34, Issue 14-15; Other Information: PBD: Nov-Dec 1999; ISSN 0025-5408
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English