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Tang C, Xing W, Liang F, Tang J, Wu J, Yin W, Kang B. [Ba 4X][In 19S 32] (X = Cl, Br): two quaternary metal chalcohalides exhibiting remarkable photocurrent responses. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:14830-14836. [PMID: 37791872 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02766j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Inorganic metal chalcohalides, as significant semiconductor materials, have emerged as promising candidates for photoelectric applications. Herein, a new type of quaternary chalcohalide, [Ba4X][In19S32] (X = Cl, Br), has been discovered using the high-temperature halide salt flux method. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that they are isostructural and crystallize in the tetragonal space group I41/amd (no. 141) featuring the octahedral hole formed by six [InS4]5- tetrahedra filled with a [ClBa4]7+ polycation, surrounded by a three-dimensional covalent framework formed by interconnecting [InS6]9- octahedra through corner-sharing and edge-sharing. Moreover, [Ba4Cl][In19S32] and [Ba4Br][In19S32] exhibit wide optical bandgaps of 2.70 eV and 2.46 eV, respectively, and moderate birefringences (0.044 @ 2100 nm and 0.042 @ 2100 nm, respectively). Specifically, [Ba4X][In19S32] (X = Cl, Br) display remarkable photocurrent responses under simulated solar-light illumination, implying their potential for photocatalytic applications. Theoretical calculations were employed to understand the interrelationship between the optical properties and electronic structure. The study on the synthesis and structure-property relationship analysis of inorganic metal chalcohalides provides new insight into the exploration of promising photoelectric materials.
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- Chunlan Tang
- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, P.R. China.
- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P.R. China.
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- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, P.R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials and Institute of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, P.R. China.
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- School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, P.R. China.
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- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, P.R. China.
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- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang 621900, P.R. China.
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Zhang X, Yang D, Wu S, Xu X, Ma R, Peng D, Wang Z, Wang S. 5d → 4f transition of a lanthanide-activated MGa 2S 4 (M = Ca, Sr) semiconductor for mechanical-to-light energy conversion mediated by structural distortion. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:10457-10465. [PMID: 35762811 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00883a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Materials exhibiting mechanoluminescence (ML) are a class of smart materials capable of mechanical-to-light energy conversion. Thus, ML materials have been widely used in various electronic applications such as smart sensors, security systems, human-machine interfaces, and energy harvesting systems. Herein, we report a centrosymmetric ML semiconductor host material family MGa2S4 (M = Ca, Sr), which features in-layered structures constructed with unique distorted bi-tetrahedral [Ga2S2S4/2] lattice units. It exhibited similar structural characteristics to the well-known ML semiconductor host ZnS. Remarkably, the lanthanide ions of 5d → 4f transition-activated hosts showed sensitive and high ML luminance under natural lighting upon mechanical stimulation; thus, an efficient mechanical-to-light energy conversion of a self-powered display was achieved. Moreover, because of structural distortion and strain-gradient-induced electrical polarization in the ML host material upon mechanical stimulation, a ML mechanism based on the synergy effect between local electronic polarization and flexoelectricity was proposed. This study facilitates a deeper understanding of the relationship between the structure and underlying ML, and promotes further development of ML-material-based products and technologies.
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- Xianhui Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China. .,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of New Ceramics and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China. .,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China. .,University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Jiang LT, Li MZ, Jiang XM, Liu BW, Guo GC. AIn 4S 6Cl (A = Rb and Cs) and Pb 5Sn 3Q 10Cl 2 (Q = S and Se): quaternary chalcohalides with mixed anionic coordination exhibit photocurrent responses. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:6638-6645. [PMID: 35403180 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00350c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Mixed-anionic compounds have caught considerable attention due to their flexible coordination manners and abundant physical properties. Four new chalcohalides RbIn4S6Cl (1), CsIn4S6Cl (2), Pb5Sn3S10Cl2 (3) and Pb5Sn3Se10Cl2 (4) were successfully obtained by the high-temperature halide salt flux method. Compounds 1 and 2 have layered structures that consist of octahedral InS6 and aliovalent-anionic InS3Cl units. Compounds 3 and 4 feature 3-D structural frameworks built by [Pb4SnQ8Cl4]6- and [PbSn2Q6]2- (Q = S and Se) polyhedral chains, in which partial Pb2+ cations are coordinated by Q2- and Cl- anions. Compounds 1-4 have optical band gaps close to the wavelength range of visible light and exhibit significant photocurrent responses of 28.75 nA cm-2, 55.12 nA cm-2, 19.58 mA cm-2, and 36.12 μA cm-2 with on/off ratios 30.0, 2.5, 15.7 and 2.6, respectively, implying their potential for photovoltaic applications. To the best of our knowledge, compound 3 has the largest photocurrent response among all non-oxides. In addition, the activation energies of 1-4 are well below 0.3 eV, which makes these compounds interesting for potential applications in electrochemical devices. This work sheds light on the exploration of promising photocurrent response materials in the mixed-anionic compound system.
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- Lin-Tao Jiang
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350116, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China. .,Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China. .,Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China. .,Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China
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Shele M, Tian X, Baiyin M. Solvothermal synthesis and properties of three antimony chalcogenides containing transition metal zinc. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2021.122401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Xiao Y, Zhou SH, Yu R, Shen Y, Ma Z, Lin H, Liu Y. Rb 2CuSb 7S 12: Quaternary Antimony-Rich Semiconductor Featuring a Three-Dimensional Open Framework and Exhibiting an Intriguing Photocurrent Response. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:9263-9267. [PMID: 34165289 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Metal-rich chalcogenides with unique network architectures are rare but are of considerable interest because of their intriguing physical properties. In this work, a novel quaternary thioantimonate, Rb2CuSb7S12, has been discovered by a facile surfactant-thermal reaction. It crystallizes monoclinic space group P1̅ (No. 2) and exhibits a unique Sb-rich three-dimensional (3D) [CuSb7S12]2- framework surrounded by charge-compensating Rb+ cations. It is interesting to note that the Cu/Sb ratio of Rb2CuSb7S12 represents the lowest limit in the quaternary A/Cu/Sb/Q (A = alkali metals; Q = chalcogen) system. Moreover, Rb2CuSb7S12 shows rapid response and good reproducibility based on the photoelectrochemical tests. This study opens up opportunities for discovering the desirable physical properties in metal-rich chalcogenides.
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- Yu Xiao
- Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- School of Environmental and Materials Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, China
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- Fujian Science & Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, China.,State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Yan H, Matsushita Y, Chikamatsu A, Hasegawa T, Yamaura K, Tsujimoto Y. Flux Crystal Growth, Crystal Structure, and Magnetic Properties of a Ternary Chromium Disulfide Ba 9Cr 4S 19 with Unusual Cr 4S 15 Tetramer Units. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:6842-6847. [PMID: 33748598 PMCID: PMC7970544 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c06017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A new ternary chromium disulfide, Ba9Cr4S19, has been grown out of BaCl2 molten salt. Single-crystal structure analysis revealed that it crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group C 2/c with lattice parameters: a = 12.795(3) Å, b = 11.3269(2) Å, c = 23.2057(6) Å, β = 104.041(3)°, and Z = 4. Ba9Cr4S19 comprises four face-sharing Cr-centered octahedra with disulfide ions occupying sites on each terminal face. The resulting Cr4S15 tetramer units are isolated by nonmagnetic Ba-centered polyhedra in the ab plane and barium disulfide (=Ba4(S2)2) layers along the c-axis. Following the structure analysis, the title compound should be expressed as [Ba2+]9[Cr3+]4[(S2)2-]4[S2-]11, which is also consistent with Cr2p X-ray photoemission spectra showing trivalent states of the Cr atoms. The unique Cr-based zero-dimensional structure with the formation of these disulfide ions can be achieved for the first time in ternary chromium sulfides, which adopt 1-3 dimensional frameworks of Cr-centered polyhedra.
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- Hong Yan
- International
Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- Graduate
School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13 West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0808, Japan
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- Materials
Analysis Station, National Institute for
Materials Science, 1-2-1
Sengen, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- International
Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- Graduate
School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13 West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0808, Japan
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- International
Center for Materials Nanoarchitechtonics (WPI-MANA), National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
- Graduate
School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, North 13 West 8, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0808, Japan
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Liu C, Xiao Y, Wang H, Chai W, Liu X, Yan D, Lin H, Liu Y. One-Dimensional Chains in Pentanary Chalcogenides A2Ba3Cu2Sb2S10 (A = K, Rb, Cs) Displaying a Photocurrent Response. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:1577-1581. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Chang Liu
- Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- School of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Institute for Composites Science Innovation, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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