Structure-directed synthesis of chalcogenides: from chains to 3-dimensional frameworks Online publication date: Sat, 24-Dec-2011
by Anthony V. Powell
International Journal of Nanotechnology (IJNT), Vol. 8, No. 10/11/12, 2011
Abstract: Solvothermal synthesis, in which an agent such as an organic amine directs the synthesis of an inorganic material, is increasingly used in the preparation of main-group chalcogenides with unusual structural features. Solvothermally-prepared antimony (III) sulphides exhibit a particularly rich structural diversity, owing to the stereochemical effect of the lone pair of electrons associated with Sb(III). Introduction of transition-metal cations into the reaction mixtures leads to further structural complexity and, through judicious choice of amine, can lead to incorporation of the transition-series element into the main-group sulphide matrix.
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