Superstructures and Chemical Bonding in Rare Earth Metal Polytellurides RETe2-δ (RE=La−Nd; Sm−Tm; 0≤δ≤0.2)

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Abstract

Polychalcogenides REX2-δ (X=S, Se, Te; 0≤δ≤0.2) of trivalent rare earth metals RE have been investigated in recent years to shed light on the structural diversity as a function of compositional, metric, thermodynamic, and electronic situation. Whereas the former aspects have comparable influence on the structures of all polychalcogenides REX2-δ, the bonding situation was assumed different for tellurides due to tellurium's higher tendency to delocalize electrons. The crystal structures generally contain puckered [REX] double slabs and planar [X] layers, the latter hosting different distortions from a square-like arrangement. The distortion patterns of sulfides and selenides can be understood by a Zintl-type approach; they are dominated by localization of valence electrons in mono- (X2−) or dinuclear (X22−) anions only. This review discusses crystal structures of some rare-earth metal polytellurides RETe2-δ (0≤δ≤0.2) and bonding features in the chalcogenide layers and relates them to their sulfide and selenide counterparts.

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Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202300118
Number of pages12
JournalZeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie
Volume649(2023)
Issue number16
Publication statusPublished - 30 Jun 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

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ORCID /0000-0001-7523-9313/work/159171517

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  • electron localizability indicator, modulated structures, Polytellurides, rare earth elements, superstructures

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