1. Intra-layer atomic ordering and semi-conductivity in CsAMS2 (A = Li, Ag; M = Co, Fe).
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Song, Yanpeng, Deng, Jun, Zhao, Linlin, Chen, Xu, and Guo, Jian-gang
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ATOMIC radius , *CRYSTAL structure , *BAND gaps , *HEAT , *ACTIVATION energy , *IRON compounds , *SILVER sulfide - Abstract
Three layered compounds CsLiCoS 2 , CsAgCoS 2 and CsLiFeS 2 have been synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction method. All of three compounds exhibit semiconducting behavior in electrical transport with small thermal activation energy gap. The crystal structure of CsLiCoS 2 is isostructural to ThCr 2 Si 2 -type CsCo 2 S 2 with random mixture of Li+ and Co2+. The latter two compounds exhibit √2 × √2 × 1 superstructure of ThCr 2 Si 2 -type because the monovalent Ag+/Li+ and divalent Co2+/Fe2+ independently occupy inequivalent sites in [AMS 2 ]- layer. Through comprehensive investigation of the crystallographic lattice in CsAMS 2 , a phase boundary between disorder and ordered phases may be identified, which highlights the importance of the atomic size and lattice mismatch in determining the crystal structure. Image 1 • Three layered sulfides CsAMS 2 (A = Li, Ag; M = Co, Fe) are synthesized by solid state reaction method. • Introducing monovalent Li+/Ag+ could significantly change the structure and property of Co-based sulfides. • A phase boundary between random and ordered occupation in the [AMS 2 ]- layers is determined by the atomic size difference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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