Electrolytic growth, electrical conductivity and magnetic susceptibility of stannous iodide

Thin Film Structure of Tin(II) Iodide

“…In bulk SnI 2 this polymorphous transition has not been observed [5][6][7], possibly, because one or another crystal structure is energetically stable under definite physicalchemical conditions in corresponding ranges of temperatures and pressures. The change in these conditions can result in change in structure by a corresponding redistribution of structural elements.…”

“…The polymorphic forms, differentiated by their colour, are the low-temperature red a-SnI 2 and a high-temperature yellow b-SnI 2 . However, the data obtained from differential thermal analysis [5][6][7] did not confirm the occurrence of a phase transition either in SnI 2 powders or in films ground together with the substrate. The transition has not been possibly detected because the enthalpy change at the transition is very small.…”