“…[2] Solid solutions of manganese-doped ZnSe, for example, permit tuning of the coupled electronic, optical, and magnetic properties, [3] and MnSe is the x = 1 end member of the solid solution of the magnetic semiconductor Zn 1Àx Mn x Se. [4] MnSe is most stable in the octahedrally coordinated rocksalt (RS) structure type, [5] and a number of studies have focused on the synthesis and properties of this polymorph as bulk powders, [6] thin films, [7] and nanostructured solids. [8] The tetrahedrally coordinated non-equilibrium zincblende (ZB) and wurtzite (WZ) polymorphs are extremely rare, yet are of interest because of their direct structural compatibility with III/V, II/ VI, and related semiconductor systems.…”