Abstract
A previously unreported monoclinic form of Cs2PdCl4 is described. It is found to transform into the reported orthorhombic form on exposure to atmospheric moisture. Infrared spectroscopy and TGA analysis of the previously reported orthorhombic form of Cs2PdCl4 reveals that it is a hydrate with a formula of approximately Cs2PdCl4:4H2O. Water is not present in the monoclinic material. The compound is non-magnetic, which is attributed to a low spin configuration for 4 d8 Pd2+ in square planar coordination with Cl. The band gaps of the two forms are found to be 2.13 and 2.21 eV, consistent with their colors. A DFT-calculated electronic structure for the monoclinic form is presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 118-123 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Solid State Sciences |
Volume | 87 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2019 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Chemistry
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
Keywords
- Chloride
- Dicesiumtetrachloropalladate(II)
- Phase transition
- Single crystal X-ray diffraction
- Solid state reaction