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Medina-Gonzalez AM, Yox P, Chen Y, Adamson MAS, Svay M, Smith EA, Schaller RD, Rossini AJ, Vela J. Ternary ACd 4P 3 (A = Na, K) Nanostructures via a Hydride Solution-Phase Route. ACS Mater Au 2021; 1:130-139. [PMID: 36855397 PMCID: PMC9888649 DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialsau.1c00018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Complex pnictides such as I-II4-V3 compounds (I = alkali metal; II = divalent transition metal; V = pnictide element) display rich structural chemistry and interesting optoelectronic properties, but can be challenging to synthesize using traditional high-temperature solid-state synthesis. Soft chemistry methods can offer control over particle size, morphology, and properties. However, the synthesis of multinary pnictides from solution remains underdeveloped. Here, we report the colloidal hot-injection synthesis of ACd4P3 (A = Na, K) nanostructures from their alkali metal hydrides (AH). Control studies indicate that NaCd4P3 forms from monometallic Cd0 seeds and not from binary Cd3P2 nanocrystals. IR and ssNMR spectroscopy reveal tri-n-octylphosphine oxide (TOPO) and related ligands are coordinated to the ternary surface. Computational studies show that competing phases with space group symmetries R3̅m and Cm differ by only 30 meV/formula unit, indicating that synthetic access to either of these polymorphs is possible. Our synthesis unlocks a new family of nanoscale multinary pnictide materials that could find use in optoelectronic and energy conversion devices.
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Affiliation(s)
| | - Philip Yox
- Department
of Chemistry Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
| | - Yunhua Chen
- Department
of Chemistry Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States,Ames
Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
| | | | - Maranny Svay
- Department
of Chemistry Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
| | - Emily A. Smith
- Department
of Chemistry Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States,Ames
Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
| | - Richard D. Schaller
- Department
of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States,Center
for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National
Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United
States
| | - Aaron J. Rossini
- Department
of Chemistry Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States,Ames
Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States
| | - Javier Vela
- Department
of Chemistry Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States,Ames
Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, United States,
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