Threading Chalcogenide Layers with Polymer Chains

Abstract

Inserting polymers into a crystalline inorganic matrix to understand the structure, position, and the structure-property relationships of the resulting composites is important for designing new inorganic-organic materials and tuning their properties. Single crystals of polymer-chalcogenide composites were successfully prepared by trapping polyethyleneglycol within a selenidostannate matrix under surfactant-thermal conditions. This work might provide a new strategy for preparing novel crystalline polymer-inorganic composites through encapsulating polymer chains within inorganic matrices.

Effect of alkali cations on two-dimensional networks of two new quaternary thioarsenates (III) prepared by a facile surfactant-thermal method

“…acidic, basic, neutral, cationic, anionic, or even block), surfactants, as the efficient reaction media, have been successfully used to prepare novel chalcogenides by Zhang group [33][34][35][36]. Recently, the use of surfactants for preparing inorganic quaternary chalcogenides has been further developed by our group [37,38].…”

Exploring the electronic structure and optical properties of the quaternary selenide compound, Ba4Ga4SnSe12: For photovoltaic applications

“…Due to rich structural chemistry and unusual physical properties the chalcogenides are much interesting [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Quaternary chalcogenide compounds have a very diverse and interesting structural chemistry and…”

“…Important studies on characterization, crystallization kinetics and optical constants have recently been reported [5][6][7]. Furthermore, these materials have been subject of intensive research with application of new synthetic methods, such as the surfactant-thermal method [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] with aim to control the sizes and shapes of nano-crystals.…”

Syntheses, structures and tunable luminescence of lanthanide metal-organic frameworks based on azole-containing carboxylic acid ligand

“…For decades, many solid state materials have been explored and developed as white light emitting sources. These include inorganic oxide, inorganic quantum dots, nitride, organic molecules, polymers, and metal complexes [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. Common approaches, such as dichromatic, tri-chromatic, and tetra-chromatic methods are often used to generate white light [13][14][15].…”