Evidence of the existence of the As<sub>4</sub>S<sub>6</sub> molecule produced by light exposure of alacranite, As<sub>8</sub>S<sub>9</sub>

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Abstract 4 S6 molecule, although theoretically predicted and supposed to occur in amorphous arsenic sulfides, was missing in the reported structures of crystalline As chalcogenides; the thermodynamic stable phase for this stoichiometry, in fact, is that of the mineral orpiment, which shows a layered structural arrangement based on trigonal AsS3 pyramids. Here we report the first possible occurrence of the As4 S6 molecule together with the other known As4 Sn (n = 3, 4, 5) molecules randomly replacing each other in the crystalline structure of a new monoclinic product obtained by the light-induced alteration of the mineral alacranite, As8 S9. Our findings are based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiments. The fact that As4 S6 formed in a crystalline light-induced alteration product could indicate a heretofore unknown role of this molecule in the photoinduced changes of the physico-chemical properties of both bulk glasses and thin films in the As–S system, widely studied in optics and optoelectronics.

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Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Evidence of the existence of the As4S6 molecule produced by light exposure of alacranite, As8S9 ; volume:36 ; number:4 ; year:2024 ; pages:615-622 ; extent:8
European journal of mineralogy ; 36, Heft 4 (2024), 615-622 (gesamt 8)

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Fotografie, Computerkunst

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Bindi, Luca
Bonazzi, Paola
Chelazzi, Laura
Franceschini, Matteo M. N.
Lepore, Giovanni O.
Morana, Marta
Pratesi, Giovanni
Taddei, Alice
Zoppi, Matteo
Menchetti, Silvio

DOI
10.5194/ejm-36-615-2024
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2501090909063.123101493102
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  • Bindi, Luca
  • Bonazzi, Paola
  • Chelazzi, Laura
  • Franceschini, Matteo M. N.
  • Lepore, Giovanni O.
  • Morana, Marta
  • Pratesi, Giovanni
  • Taddei, Alice
  • Zoppi, Matteo
  • Menchetti, Silvio

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