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US 10,947,119 B2Granted
Metal halide crystals having a nanotube structure and methods
AssigneeThe Florida State University Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsBiwu Ma, Haoran Lin
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Abstract
Provided are organic metal halide crystals having a 1D nanotube structure. The metal halide crystals may have a unit cell that includes two or more face-sharing metal halide dimers. The metal halide crystals also may include organic cations. Methods of forming metal halide crystals having a 1D nanotube structure also are provided.
Claims20
A metal halide crystal comprising:
- a 1D nanotube structure, and
- a unit cell according to formula (I)—
- RdaMc2Xb (I);
- wherein R is an organic cation comprising at least one positively charged moiety,
- a is 2 to 8,
- M is a metal atom selected from the group consisting of Sn, Pb, Sb, Bi, Ag, Au, Pd, Pt, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, and Zn,
- c is the charge of the metal atom,
- d is the charge of the organic cation,
- X is a halide ion selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I,
- b is 5 to 12, and
- 2(c)+a(d)=b.
8 more elements
A metal halide crystal comprising:
- a 1D nanotube structure, and
- a unit cell according to the following formula—
- (C6H13N4)3Pb2Br7.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.