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From cyclo ‐Te 8 to Te x n − Sheets: Are Nonclassical Polytellurides More Classical than We Thought?
Author(s) -
Kanatzidis Mercouri G.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199521091
Subject(s) - counterion , planar , chemistry , template , structural chemistry , solid state , crystallography , nanotechnology , materials science , chemical physics , ion , organic chemistry , computer science , computer graphics (images)
The importance of exploratory synthesis in advancing inorganic chemistry is exemplified by the interesting results that have been obtained in polychalcogenide chemistry. Thus, for example, Te 8 rings and planar [Te 6 ] n 3 n −layers have been found in the solid‐state structure of Cs 3 Te 22 [ Angew. Chem. 1995 , 107 , 450]. The counterions, which appear to function as templates, strongly influence the formation and structure of the products. Is this a route to polychalcogenides with defined structural features and material properties?