β-Bi4(P2Se6)3: A new ternary selenophosphate obtained in a P2Se5 flux

Jennifer A. Aitken; Shannon Brown; Konstantinos Chondroudis; Stéphane Jobic; Raymond Brec; Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

β-Bi₄(P₂Se₆)₃: A new ternary selenophosphate obtained in a P₂Se₅ flux

Jennifer A. Aitken, Shannon Brown, Konstantinos Chondroudis, Stéphane Jobic, Raymond Brec, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

Northwestern University

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Abstract

Bi metal dissolves in excess molten phosphorus selenide at 500 °C to yield black, rodlike, air- and water-stable β-Bi₄(P₂Se₆)₃ crystals. The phase crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1̄ (No. 2) with the room-temperature cell parameters a = 12.2303(8) Å, b = 6.7640(4) Å, c = 17.866 Å, α = 90.493(6)°, β = 94.133(6)°, and γ = 91.163(6)°. The new structure is a complicated, three-dimensional framework built from [Bi₄Se₂₂] ribbons connected to each other by sharing selenium atoms. The [P₂Se₆]^4- ethane-like units are found inside and between the [Bi₄Se₂₂] ribbons. The compound is a semiconductor with a band gap of 1.32 eV. It melts with decomposition at 512 °C, converting partially to Bi₂Se₃ and a P_xSe_y glassy material. Far-IR and Raman spectra show characteristic stretches for the [P₂Se₆]^4- ligand and Bi-Se vibrations. The structural and chemical relationships of this compound with the α-form are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4795-4800
Number of pages	6
Journal	Inorganic Chemistry
Volume	38
Issue number	21
Publication status	Published - Dec 1 1999

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