Crystal Growth of Quaternary AkRE2Si2S8 (Ak = Ca and Sr; RE = La–Tb) Thiosilicates Using Flux-Assisted Boron Chalcogen Mixture Method: Exploring X-ray Scintillation, Luminescence, and Magnetic Properties
Gopabandhu Panigrahi, Anna A. Berseneva, Gregory Morrison, Adam A. King, Robin L. Conner, Luiz G. Jacobsohn and Hans-Conrad zur Loye*,
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Abstract
We report on the detailed structural analysis of a series of 11 new quaternary rare earths containing thiosilicates, AkRE2Si2S8 (Ak = Ca and Sr; RE = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd, and Tb), synthesized using the flux-assisted boron chalcogen mixture method. High quality crystals were grown and used to determine their crystal structures by single crystal X-ray diffraction. All members of the AkRE2Si2S8 series crystallize in the trigonal crystal system with space group R3̅c (space group no. 167). Polycrystalline powders were used for physical property measurements, including magnetic susceptibility, diffuse reflectance in the UV–visible range, and scintillation. Magnetic measurements indicated that CaRE2Si2S8 (RE = Nd and Tb) exhibits paramagnetic behavior with a slightly negative Weiss constant. The band gaps of the materials were determined from diffuse reflectance data, and optical band gaps were estimated to be 2.5(1) and 2.9(1) eV for CaCe2Si2S8 and CaGd2Si2S8, respectively. CaCe2Si2S8, CaTb2Si2S8, and SrCe2Si2S8 exhibited intense green luminescence upon irradiation with 375 nm ultraviolet light and, furthermore, scintillated when exposed to X-rays. Radioluminescence measurements of CaCe2Si2S8 powder revealed green emission with an intensity approximately 14% of that emitted by bismuth germanium oxide powder.
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Inorganic Chemistry publishes fundamental studies in all phases of inorganic chemistry. Coverage includes experimental and theoretical reports on quantitative studies of structure and thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanisms of inorganic reactions, bioinorganic chemistry, and relevant aspects of organometallic chemistry, solid-state phenomena, and chemical bonding theory. Emphasis is placed on the synthesis, structure, thermodynamics, reactivity, spectroscopy, and bonding properties of significant new and known compounds.