A new crystal: layer-structured rhombohedral In3Se4
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Article Title | A new crystal: layer-structured rhombohedral In3Se4 |
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ERA Journal ID | 34317 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Han, Guang (Author), Chen, Zhi-Gang (Author), Sun, Chenghua (Author), Yang, Lei (Author), Cheng, Lina (Author), Li, Zhifeng (Author), Lu, Wei (Author), Gibbs, Zachary M. (Author), Snyder, G. Jeffery (Author), Jack, Kevin (Author), Drennan, John (Author) and Zou, Jin (Author) |
Journal Title | CrystEngComm |
Journal Citation | 16 (3), pp. 393-398 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2014 |
Place of Publication | United Kingdom |
ISSN | 1466-8033 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ce41815d |
Web Address (URL) | http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2014/CE/C3CE41815D#!divAbstract |
Abstract | A new layer-structured rhombohedral In3Se4 crystal was synthesized by a facile and mild solvothermal method. Detailed structural and chemical characterizations using transmission electron microscopy, coupled with synchrotron X-ray diffraction analysis and Rietveld refinement, indicate that In3Se4 crystallizes in a layered rhombohedral structure with lattice parameters of a = 3.964 ± 0.002 Å and c = 39.59 ± 0.02 Å, a space group of R3m, and with a layer composition of Se-In-Se-In-Se-In-Se. The theoretical modeling and experimental measurements indicate that the In3Se4 is a self-doped n-type semiconductor. This study not only enriches the understanding on crystallography of indium selenide crystals, but also paves a way in the search for new semiconducting compounds. |
Keywords | layer-structured rhombohedral In3Se4 crystal; synthesized; solvothermal method; Rietveld refinement |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 340699. Physical chemistry not elsewhere classified |
340299. Inorganic chemistry not elsewhere classified | |
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Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China | |
California Institute of Technology (Caltech), United States | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q416z/a-new-crystal-layer-structured-rhombohedral-in3se4
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