New quinternary selenides: Syntheses, characterizations, and electronic structure calculations
Five quinternary selenides, Sr₂.₆₃Y₀.₃₇Ge₀.₆₃Sb₂.₃₇Se₈ (I), Sr₂.₆₃La₀.₃₇Ge₀.₆₃Sb₂.₃₇Se₈ (II), Sr₂.₇₁La₀.₂₉Sn₀.₇₇Bi₂.₂₃Se₈ (III), Ba₂.₆₇ La₀.₃₃ Sn₀.₆₇Sb₂.₃₃Se₈ (IV), and Ba₂.₆₇ La₀.₃₃Sn₀.₆₇Bi₂.₃₃Se₈ (V), were synthesized by solid-state reaction in fused silica tubes. These compounds are isostructural and crystallize in the Sr₃GeSb₂Se₈ structural-type, which belongs to the orthorhombic space group Pnma (no. 62). Three structural units, 1∞[MSe₃], 1∞[M₄Se₁₀] (M=Tt, Pn) and M´ (M´=groups II and III element), comprise the entire one-dimensional structure, separated by M´. Measurements of electronic resistivity and diffused reflectance suggest that IV and V have semiconducting properties. Electronic structure calculations confirm the site preferences of Sr/La element discovered by crystal structure refinement. - Graphical abstract: Quinternary selenides Ae₂.₆₇M₀.₃₃Tt₀.₆₇Pn₂.₃₃Se₈ (Ae, M, Tt, Pn=Sr/Ba, Y/La, Ge/Sn, Sb/Bi) were synthesized and their site preferences were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and electronic structure calculation. Highlights: • Five new quinternary selenides were synthesized and characterized. • Structural units, 1∞[MSe₃] and 1∞[M₄Se₁₀] (M=Tt, Pn), construct the one-dimensional structure. • Calculations of electronic structure confirm site preference of Sr/La sites.
- OSTI ID:
- 22306328
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 202; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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