title: A novel sheet 4f-3d mixed-metal pyridine dicarboxylate: synthesis, structure, photophysical properties and its transformation to a perovskite oxide.
abstract: The synthesis, characterization and photophysical properties of a 4f-3d mixed metal compound, Gd(H2O)3Co[C5N1H3(COO)2]3, are described; the structure is unique, consisting of sheets with large pores (ca. 7 Angstroms diameter) in the sheets and transforms to a perovskite oxide at moderate temperatures.
authors.affiliation: Framework Solids Laboratory, Solid State Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
authors.forename: Partha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mahata
authors.forename: Gopinathan
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sankar
authors.forename: Giridhar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Madras
authors.forename: Srinivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Natarajan