Issue 23, 2023

From BPS4 to AB3P2S10 (A = Na, K): cations inducing dimension reduction and bandgap enlargement

Abstract

Regulating the crystal structure by cations is one of the most effective methods to adjust the performances of optical materials and enrich the structural chemistry of solid-state inorganic crystals. In this work, only boron-thiophosphate BPS4 (BPS) was used as the template. By introducing alkali metal ions, Na+ and K+, the synthesis, structural revolution, and bandgap adjustment were studied. Namely, the first quaternary boron-thiophosphates, AB3P2S10 (A = Na, K) (ABPS) were obtained, whose anion skeleton decreased to zero dimension from one dimension (1D) in BPS. In addition, the bandgap showed obvious improvement from 3.30 (BPS) to 3.42 and 3.49 eV (ABPS). Structural studies and theoretical analyses indicated that the insert of cations separates the infinite chains to [B3P2S10] clusters, localizes the electrons around the S2− in [BS4] and [PS4] groups, and widens the bandgaps. This work could enrich the structural chemistry of boron-thiophosphates and reveal that ionic bonds can modulate the covalent skeleton and show the effect on the optical properties.

Graphical abstract: From BPS4 to AB3P2S10 (A = Na, K): cations inducing dimension reduction and bandgap enlargement

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
05 May 2023
Accepted
23 May 2023
First published
24 May 2023

Dalton Trans., 2023,52, 7792-7796

From BPS4 to AB3P2S10 (A = Na, K): cations inducing dimension reduction and bandgap enlargement

Y. Huang, D. Chu, Y. Yun, W. Xie, G. Li and Y. Zhang, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 7792 DOI: 10.1039/D3DT01337E

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