화학공학소재연구정보센터
Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.47, No.20, 9606-9611, 2008
The Layered Thiostannate (dienH(2))Cu2Sn2S6: a Photoconductive Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Compound
The new inorganic-organic hybrid compound (dienH(2))Cu2Sn2S6 (dien = diethylenetriamine) was synthesized under solvothermal conditions. It crystallizes in the tetragonal space group l (4) over bar m2 with a = 7.8793(3) angstrom, c = 24.9955(15) angstrom, and V = 1551.80(13) angstrom(3). The structure consists of anionic [Cu2Sn2S6](2-) layers extending in the (001) plane and protonated amine molecules as charge compensating ions sandwiched between the layers. The layered [Cu2Sn2S6](2-) anion is composed of a single layer of edge-sharing CuS4 tetrahedra which is joined above and below to straight chains constructed by corner-sharing SnS4 tetrahedra. The material is a semiconductor with an optical band gap of 1.51 eV. More interestingly, preliminary results demonstrate that the compound exhibits photoconductive properties with an increase of the conductivity by a factor of 3 when irradiated with UV light. Upon heating in an inert atmosphere the compound starts to decompose at about 256 degrees C.