Chloride Double Perovskites Doped With Sb/Er as Stable and Effective Luminescence Material in the Vis-NIR Region.

The luminescence properties of stable chloride double perovskites CsBInCl, where B is 4 at.% Ag, 6 at.% Na, doped with Sb and Er  were investigated for the first time in the 250-1600 nm region and revealed significant potential for advanced application.

Accidental formation of Gd₄(SiO₄)₂OTe: crystal structure and spectroscopic properties.

Designing new functional materials with increasingly complex compositions is of current interest in science and technology. Complex rare-earth-based chalcogenides have specific thermal, electrical, magnetic and optical properties. Tetragadolinium bis[tetraoxidosilicate(IV)] oxide telluride, Gd4(SiO4)2OTe, was obtained accidentally while studying the Gd2Te3-Cu2Te system.

Ln3M(1-delta)TX7--quasi-isostructural compounds: stereochemistry and silver-ion motion in the Ln3Ag(1-delta)GeS7 (Ln = La-Nd, Sm, Gd-Er and Y; delta = 0.11-0.50) compounds.

The crystal structures of the Ln3Ag(1-delta)GeS7 (Ln = La-Nd, Sm, Gd-Er, Y; delta = 0.11-0.50, space group P6(3)) compounds were determined by means of X-ray single-crystal diffraction and the similarities among the crystal structures of all Ln3M(1-delta)TX7 (space group P6(3); Ln--lanthanide element, M--monovalent element; T--tetravalent element and X--S, Se) compounds deposited in the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD) are discussed.

Crystal architecture of R(2)SnS(5) (R = Pr, Nd, Gd and Tb): crystal structure relationships in chalcogenides.

The crystal structure of the R(2)SnS(5) (R = Pr, Nd, Gd and Tb) compounds has been investigated using X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Crystal architecture and structural relationships among U(3)S(5), Y(2)HfS(5), R(2)SnS(5) compounds are discussed and a structural origin is determined. It is shown that the complex architecture of the crystal structure of Eu(5)Sn(3)S(12) is a result of interweaving of the simple crystal structures.