Two new rare-earth metal chalcogenides,namely RbLu5Te8 and CsMnGdTe3,have been successfully synthesized under high-temperature solid-state reaction conditions and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray dif...Two new rare-earth metal chalcogenides,namely RbLu5Te8 and CsMnGdTe3,have been successfully synthesized under high-temperature solid-state reaction conditions and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.RbLu5Te8 belongs to the monoclinic space group C2/m(no.12)with two formula units in a unit cell:a=22.075(5),b=4.2987(8),c=10.588(2)A,β=103.89(2)°,V=975.4(4)A3,whereas CsMnGdTe3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Cmcm(no.63)with four formula units in a unit cell:a=4.4872(8),b=16.769(3),c=11.807(2)A and V=888.4(3)A3.In the structure of RbLu5Te8,face-,edgeand vertex-sharing[LuTe6]octahedra are interconnected to produce a three-dimensional(3D)framework with Rb^+lying in the tunnels.The crystal structure of CsMnGdTe3 consists of two-dimensional(2D)[MnGdTe3]^–layers of edge-and vertex-sharing[GdTe6]octahedra with Mn atoms filling the tetrahedral interstices,which stack along the b-axis.The Cs atoms are located between the[MnGdTe3]^–layers and surrounded by eight Te atoms to form a[CsTe8]bicapped trigonal prism.Moreover,theoretical studies have aided the understanding of their electronic structures.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51703120)Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2021J011117)+1 种基金Education and Research Project of Fujian Province(JAT200640,B202031)Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for College Students(202111311017)。
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21771179 and 21301175)the Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2019J01133)+1 种基金the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry(20190033)Distinguished Young Scientific Research Talents Plan in Universities of Fujian Province(201847)。
文摘Two new rare-earth metal chalcogenides,namely RbLu5Te8 and CsMnGdTe3,have been successfully synthesized under high-temperature solid-state reaction conditions and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.RbLu5Te8 belongs to the monoclinic space group C2/m(no.12)with two formula units in a unit cell:a=22.075(5),b=4.2987(8),c=10.588(2)A,β=103.89(2)°,V=975.4(4)A3,whereas CsMnGdTe3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Cmcm(no.63)with four formula units in a unit cell:a=4.4872(8),b=16.769(3),c=11.807(2)A and V=888.4(3)A3.In the structure of RbLu5Te8,face-,edgeand vertex-sharing[LuTe6]octahedra are interconnected to produce a three-dimensional(3D)framework with Rb^+lying in the tunnels.The crystal structure of CsMnGdTe3 consists of two-dimensional(2D)[MnGdTe3]^–layers of edge-and vertex-sharing[GdTe6]octahedra with Mn atoms filling the tetrahedral interstices,which stack along the b-axis.The Cs atoms are located between the[MnGdTe3]^–layers and surrounded by eight Te atoms to form a[CsTe8]bicapped trigonal prism.Moreover,theoretical studies have aided the understanding of their electronic structures.
