Mechanochemical Synthesis of Zero Dimensional Organic‐Inorganic Metal Halide Hybrids
Abstract
Mechanochemical synthesis has emerged as a facile method for the preparation of a wide range of organic, inorganic, and polymeric materials. Here, we report the use of mechanochemical synthesis for the preparation of ionically bonded organic metal halide hybrids with a zero‐dimensional (0D) structure at the molecular level. (Ph4P)2SbCl5 and (Ph4P)2MnCl4 were synthesized by grinding appropriate ratios of organic halide salt Ph4PCl with inorganic metal halide salts SbCl3 and MnCl2, respectively. The structural and photophysical properties of mechanochemically synthesized (Ph4P)2SbCl5 and (Ph4P)2MnCl4 were characterized, which are almost identical to those of single crystals prepared by slow solution growth. By reacting Ph4PCl with both SbCl3 and MnCl2, we have been able to produce a mixture of two 0D organic metal halide hybrids that exhibit a dual emission covering a wide range of the spectrum with Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage (CIE) coordinates of (0.4898, 0.4800). Our work has clearly established mechanochemical synthesis as an effective method to produce ionically bonded organic‐inorganic hybrids.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Sep 16, 2020
- Source ID
- 10.1002/cptc.202000112
Entities
People
- Azza Ben‐Akacha
- Biwu Ma
- Chenkun Zhou
- Drake Beery
- Maya Chaaban
- Michael Worku
- Riona Westphal
- Sujin Lee
- Xinsong Lin
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Florida State University
- Lecanto High School
- National Science Foundation