The Fundamental Disorder Unit in (Si, P)-(O, N) Networks

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This study presents the synthesis and characterization of oxonitridosilicate phosphates Sr3SiP3O2N7, Sr5Si2P4ON12, and Sr16Si9P9O7N33 as the first of their kind. These compounds were synthesized under high-temperature (1400 °C) and high-pressure (3 GPa) conditions. A unique structural feature is their common fundamental building unit, a vierer single chain of (Si, P)(O, N)4 tetrahedra. All tetrahedra comprise substitutional disorder which is why we refer to it as the fundamental disorder unit (FDU). We classified four different FDU motifs, revealing systematic bonding patterns. Including literature known Sr5Si2P6N16, three of the four patterns were found in the presented compounds. Common techniques like single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), elemental analyses, and 31P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy were utilized for structural analysis. Additionally, low-cost crystallographic calculations (LCC) provided insights into the structure of Sr16Si9P9O7N33 where NMR data were unavailable due to the lack of bulk samples. The optical properties of these compounds, when doped with Eu2+, were investigated using photoluminescence excitation (PLE), photoluminescence (PL) measurements, and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Factors influencing the emission properties, including thermal quenching mechanisms, were discussed. This research reveals the new class of oxonitridosilicate phosphates with unique systematic structural features that offer potential for theoretical studies of luminescence and band gap tuning in insulators.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:63

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Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 63(2024), 17 vom: 22. Apr., Seite e202401419

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dialer, Marwin [VerfasserIn]
Witthaut, Kristian [VerfasserIn]
Bräuniger, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Schmidt, Peter J [VerfasserIn]
Schnick, Wolfgang [VerfasserIn]

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DFT
Journal Article
Luminescence
Mixed networks
NMR
Oxonitridosilicate phosphates

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Date Revised 15.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202401419

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NLM368296024