Chemistry - A European Journal
Chemistry - A European Journal
5 years ago

Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Clathrate Si30.3(8)P15.7(8)Se7.930(3)

Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of Clathrate Si30.3(8)P15.7(8)Se7.930(3)
Gang Mu, Xiaoming Xie, Tao Hu, Fuqiang Huang, Hui Zhang, Wei Peng
The new clathrate single crystal Si30.3(8)P15.7(8)Se7.930(3) was synthesized through a solid-state reaction, and it was characterized to have a unit cell parameter a=19.7614(1) Å and belong to space group Fm3‾ . In this clathrate structure, a Se1−Si3 bond forms in place of the tetrakaidecahedron structure, and pental dodecahedral cages composed of Si and P atoms encapsulate Se2, Se3, and Se4 guest atoms. Similar structures are observed in partial Te- and Ge-substituted compounds. Theoretical calculations based on an ordered formula Si32P14Se7 showed a semiconducting electronic structure with a band gap of 0.711 eV. A photoelectric response was observed in this compound at room temperature. Across the whole temperature range, this material exhibited a weak temperature-dependent diamagnetic signal, and no phase transition or thermal anomaly was observed in heat capacity measurements. Semiconducting materials: Si30.3(8)P15.7(8)Se7.930(3) and partial Te/Ge-substituted semiclathrates were synthesized and characterized (see figure). Theoretical calculations showed a semiconducting feature based on an ordered model of Si32P14Se7, and photoelectric response and diamagnetism were observed in Si30.3(8)P15.7(8)Se7.930(3).

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201700972

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