User:Graeme Bartlett/chalcogenidotrielates

Chalcogenidotrielates are chemical compound containing a group 13 element, known as a triel, and a group 16 element known as a chalocogen. Chalcogenidotrielates are a class of chalcogenidometalates. The chalcogen atom has two bonds to the group 14 atom, which would normally have three bonds in a +3 oxidation state. The group 13 elements are boron, aluminium, gallium, indium, and thallium. Boron differs significantly from the other elements in seldom having four bonds to chalcogens, and so has few compounds in this class such as orthoborates (BO45−).

Natural occurrence
Chalcogenidotrielates include some minerals on earth, and other terrestrial planets in the form of .......

Production
Chalcogenidotrielates may be produced by heating together the chalgogen compounds of the desired ingredients. A high temperature flux of a molten salt may be used. Or solutions in amines or organic solvents may crystallise at low temperatures.

Use
Chalcogenidotrielates are researched to find ion-conductors, ion exchange materials, semiconductors, photovoltaics, photoluminescence, photocatalysts and non-linear optical materials.

Related
Related materials include the chalcogenidotetrelates, and organo-functionalized chalcogenidotrielates, which have one or more organic groups attached to the triel atom.