title: Synthesis and characterization of inorganic-organic hybrid gallium selenides.
abstract: Two semiconducting hybrid gallium selenides, [Ga6Se9(C6H14N2)4][H2O] (1) and [C6H14N2][Ga4Se6(C6H14N2)2] (2), were prepared using a solvothermal method in the presence of 1,2-diaminocyclohexane (1,2-DACH). Both materials consist of neutral inorganic layers, in which 1,2-DACH is covalently bonded to gallium. In 1, the organic amine acts as a monodentate and a bidentate ligand, while in 2, bidentate and uncoordinated 1,2-DACH molecules coexist.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Sciences, Heriot Watt University , Edinburgh EH14 4AS, U.K.
authors.forename: Sarah J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ewing
authors.forename: Paz
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaqueiro