Microwave-assisted preparation, morphological, and photoacoustic studies of the Na4SnSe4, K4Sn2Se6, and K4Sn3Se8, Zintl molecular Sn-Se oligomers

O. Palchik, A. Gedanken, V. Palchik, M. A. Slifkin, A. M. Weiss

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Abstract

The Zintl compounds Na4SnSe4, K4Sn2Se6, and K4Sn3Se8 were prepared for the first time using the microwave-assisted solid-state reaction method. The heteroanions of these phases represent oligomeric group of (zero-dimensional) molecular anions: [SnSe4]4-, [Sn2Se6]4-, [Sn3Se8]4-. The compounds were characterized using Powder XRD, SEM-EDS, and their electronic properties were studied using photoacoustic spectroscopy. The microwave method was found to be simple, fast and efficient for the preparation of these Zintl compounds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)125-130
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Solid State Chemistry
Volume165
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
A. Gedanken thanks the German Ministry of Science through the Deutsche–Israel program DIP for its support. The authors are grateful to Professor Z. Malik of the Department of Life Science for extending the use of their facilities to us and Professor A. Berner of the Department of Material Engineering, Technion, for assistance in EDS-SEM measurements. O. Palchik thanks Y. Epstein for useful discussions.

Funding

A. Gedanken thanks the German Ministry of Science through the Deutsche–Israel program DIP for its support. The authors are grateful to Professor Z. Malik of the Department of Life Science for extending the use of their facilities to us and Professor A. Berner of the Department of Material Engineering, Technion, for assistance in EDS-SEM measurements. O. Palchik thanks Y. Epstein for useful discussions.

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Deutsche–Israel program DIP
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung

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