Tl₂Au₄S₃: x = 4/3 member of the series A_{2 – x}Au_xQ. Preparation and an analysis of its gold–gold bonding

Abstract

Tl₂Au₄S₃ was synthesized by reacting gold with reactive fluxes of Tl₂S and S; its crystal structure is characterised by sheets of buckled 16-membered rings of Au and S with short Au–Au contacts between the sheets; the Au–Au bonding has been analysed through high-level band structure calculations.

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