Unprecedented tin iodide perovskite-like structures featuring ordering of organic moieties

Chem Commun (Camb). 2020 Apr 28;56(33):4543-4546. doi: 10.1039/d0cc00549e. Epub 2020 Mar 23.

Abstract

Two unique hybrid tin iodides, with generic compositions A0.5A'0.5SnI3 and A1.5A'0.5SnI4 have been prepared. Each shows ordering of the two organic moieties (A and A') on distinct crystallographic sites, leading to novel 3D and 2D structure types, respectively.