Structure determination, magnetic and optical properties of a new chromium(II) thioantimonate, [Cr((NH2CH2CH2)(3)N)]Sb4S7

Powell, A. V., Lees, R.J.E. and Chippindale, A.M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5918-8701 (2008) Structure determination, magnetic and optical properties of a new chromium(II) thioantimonate, [Cr((NH2CH2CH2)(3)N)]Sb4S7. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 69 (4). pp. 1000-1006. ISSN 0022-3697 doi: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2007.11.014

Abstract/Summary

The chromium(II) antimony(III) sulphicle, [Cr((NH2CH2CH2)(3)N)]Sb4S7, was synthesised under solvothermal conditions from the reaction of Sb2S3. Cr and S dissolved in tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (tren) at 438 K. The products were characterised by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. elemental analysis, SQUID magnetometry and diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The compound crystallises in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/n with a = 7.9756(7), b = 10.5191(9), c = 25.880(2) angstrom and beta = 90.864(5)degrees. Alternating SbS33- trigonal pyramids and Sb36 semi-cubes generate Sb4S72- chains which are directly bonded to Cr(tren pendant units. The effective magnetic moment of 4.94(6)mu(B) shows a negligible orbital contribution, in agreement with expectations for Cr(II):d(4) in a (5)A ground state. The measured band gap of 2.14(3) eV is consistent with a correlation between optical band gap and framework density that is established from analysis of a wide range of antimony sulphides. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/11563
Identification Number/DOI	10.1016/j.jpcs.2007.11.014
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) > Xray (CAF) Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
Uncontrolled Keywords	chalcogenides, crystal growth, X-ray diffraction, optical properties, magnetic properties , CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE, SOLVOTHERMAL SYNTHESIS, ANTIMONY-SULFIDE, LAYERED THIOANTIMONATE(III), HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS, TRANSITION-METAL, COMPLEXES, FE, LIGANDS, ANIONS
Publisher	Elsevier
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