Telluride misfit layer compounds: [(PbTe)1.17]m(TiTe₂)n

Abstract

Telluride misfit layer compounds are reported for the first time. These compounds were synthesized using a novel approach of structurally designing a precursor that would form the desired product upon low-temperature annealing, which allows the synthesis of kinetically stable products that do not appear on the equilibrium phase diagram. Four new compounds of the [(PbTe)(1.17)]m(TiTe2)n family are reported, and their structures were examined by a variety of X-ray diffraction techniques.

Keywords: X-ray diffraction; chalcogens; layered compounds; nanostructures; self-assembly.