Incommensurately Modulated CuPbSbSe in the Lillianite Structure Type.

Samples with the nominal composition CuPbSbSe mainly contain a phase with incommensurately modulated lillianite-type structure with the respective composition. Single crystal diffraction with synchrotron radiation enabled a detailed refinement using the superspace group (α00)00 with lattice parameters = 4.16537(5), = 14.

Synthesis, Structure, and Surface Adsorption Characteristics of a Polynuclear Mn-Yb Complex.

The controlled adsorption of polynuclear coordination compounds with specific structural and electronic characteristics on surfaces is crucial for the prospective implementation of molecule-surface interfaces into practical electronic devices. From this perspective, a neutral 3d,4f-coordination cluster [MnMnYbO(OH)(L·SMe)(OOCMe)]·2MeCN·3EtOH (·2MeCN·3EtOH), where L·SMe is a Schiff base, has been synthesized and fully characterized and its adsorption on two different solid substrates, gold and graphite, has been studied. The mixed-valence compound with a bilayered metal core structure and the structurally exposed thioether groups exhibits a substantially different surface bonding to metallic gold and semimetallic graphite substrates.