Low-Dimensional Semiconducting Silver (Germanium, Tin) Polyphosphides - Incommensurately Modulated Derivates of the HgPbP₁₄ Structure Type.

ABSTRACT: Semiconductors with one-dimensional (1D) substructures are promising for next-generation optical and electronic devices due to their directional transport and flexibility. Representatives of this class include HgPbP₁₄-type materials. This study investigates the related semiconductors Ag_1.7(1)Ge_1.0(1)P₁₄ and Ag_1.4(1)Sn_1.0(1)P₁₄. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction indicates that their structure is unconventional due to its incommensurate modulation. Both compounds crystallize orthorhombically in the (3 + 1)D superspace group Pnma(0β0)s00 (No. 62.1.9.4). Ag_1.7(1)Ge_1.0(1)P₁₄ (refined composition Ag_2.2(1)Ge_1.3(1)P_18.7(1)) with the cell

SUBMITTER: Vosseler K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12458684 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature