Eu3(AsS4)2 and AxEu(3-y)As(5-z)S10 (A = Li, Na): compounds with simple and complex thioarsenate building blocks

Tarun K Bera; Ratnasabapathy G Iyer; Christos D Malliakas; Mercouri G Kanatzidis

doi:10.1021/ic701067r

Eu3(AsS4)2 and AxEu(3-y)As(5-z)S10 (A = Li, Na): compounds with simple and complex thioarsenate building blocks

Inorg Chem. 2007 Oct 15;46(21):8466-8. doi: 10.1021/ic701067r. Epub 2007 Sep 13.

Authors

Tarun K Bera¹, Ratnasabapathy G Iyer, Christos D Malliakas, Mercouri G Kanatzidis

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, USA.

PMID: 17850145
DOI: 10.1021/ic701067r

Abstract

Eu(3)(AsS(4))(2) and A(x)Eu(3-y)As(5-z)S(10) (A = Li, Na) are the members of a new thioarsenate family. They feature As(5+) and As(3+) centers, respectively. The rhombohedral Eu(3)(AsS(4))(2) features a new structure type consisting of eight-coordinate Eu(2+) centers and AsS(4)(3-) anions, whereas the monoclinic A(x)Eu(3-y)As(5-z)S(10) (Li(0.73)Eu(3)As(4.43)S(10) and Na(0.66)Eu(2.86)As(4.54)S(10)) belong to the rathite sulfosalt family and are comprised of apparent [As(10)S(20)](10-) segments linked with Eu(2+) ions to give a three-dimensional network. They appear to be alkali-metal-stabilized derivatives of the putative parent phase "Eu(3)As(5)S(10)".