Preparation of 0–2 dimensional organic-decorated quaternary TM-Cd-Sb-Se (TM = Zn, Mn, Fe) compounds by solvothermal method: Syntheses, crystal structures and properties

Three organic-decorated quaternary TM-Cd-Sb-Se (TM ​= ​Zn, Mn, Fe) compounds were prepared under tris (2-aminoethyl) amine conditions by solvent method, namely, [Zn(tren)] 2 CdSb 2 Se 6 ( 1 ), [Mn(tren)]CdSb 2 Se 5 ( 2 ) and [Fe(tren)]Cd 2 SbSe 5 ( 3 ) [tren ​= ​tris (2-aminoethyl) amine)]. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses showed that the three compounds structures were 0-D {[Zn(tren)] 2 CdSb 2 Se 6 } ( 1 ) cluster, 1-D {[Mn(tren)]CdSb 2 Se 5 } ( 2 ) ribbon and 2-D {[Fe(tren)]Cd 2 SbSe 5 } ( 3 ) layered. A series of characterizations of these compounds were performed, as estimated from the adsorption spectra, the band gaps of 1 , 2 and 3 are 2.09, 1.78 and 1.91eV, respectively. Photoluminescence experiments show that compounds 2 and 3 exhibit luminescent properties. And the thermal stability of these compounds was tested by thermogravimetric and differential scanning calorimetry .