Synthesis and Structural Analysis of Bi0.5La13.5Ti8S29Cl4O4 and La23.1Ti16.2S49Cl8O8: Two New Oxychlorosulfide Compounds with 2∞[(Ti4Q2O4)(TiQ6)4/2] Layers Where Q=S/Cl

New Series CrLn8Te13Cl (Ln = Sm, Gd, Tb): Pseudo-Misfit-Layer Compounds

“…Metal halides are good reaction media for crystal growth, but on occasion incorporation of anions or cations from the flux or transporting agent occurs. [14][15][16] Incorporation occurred in the present instance when single crystals of CrTb 8 Te 13 Cl resulted from a preparation that involved CrCl 3 as a flux. The synthesis is reproducible; moreover, single crystals of CrLn 8 Te 13 Cl (Ln ) Sm, Gd) have been obtained in a similar manner.…”

KCaEr2CuS5: A New Pentanary Rare-Earth Layered Chalcogenide without Substitutional Disorder

“…Reactive halide flux methods have produced many interesting rare-earth chalcogenides. − However, pentanary rare-earth chalcogenides without oxygen are rather rare and limited to mainly K 0.5 Ba 0.5 DyCu 1.5 Te 3 , LaCa 2 GeS 4 Cl 3 , La 3 - x Ce x (SiS 4 ) 2 I (0 < x < 1), LaCeSbS 5 Br, and (La 0.5 Ce 0.5 )SbS 2 Br 2 . K 0.5 Ba 0.5 DyCu 1.5 Te 3 is the first example containing four metallic elements, but this and all other compounds listed above are disordered substitutionally.…”