Two new thioantimonates, (NH
4)
2Sb
10S
16 (
1) and K
1.4(NH
4)
0.6Sb
10S
16 (
2), have been synthesized by solvothermal method with the yields of 80% and
85%, respectively. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) study
reveals that
1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group of
Pn with
a = 8.1284(4),
b =
19.4587(9),
c = 9.1030(4) Å,
β =
91.736(5)°,
V = 1439.14(12) Å
3,
Z = 2,
Dc = 4.077 g·cm
-3,
F(000) = 1576,
μ = 10.389 mm
-1,
R = 0.0343 and
wR = 0.0624 (
I > 2
σ(
I));
2 also
crystallizes in the monoclinic space group of
Pn with
a = 8.0989(6),
b =
19.3730(17),
c = 9.0411(6) Å,
β =
91.879(6)°,
V = 1417.79(19) Å
3,
Z = 2,
Dc = 4.207 g·cm
-3,
F(000) = 1598,
μ = 10.748 mm
-1,
R = 0.0323 and
wR = 0.0664 (
I > 2
σ(
I)). The anionic frameworks of two compounds both
feature two-dimensional (2
D) [Sb
10S
16]
n2n- layers. The stabilities and optoelectronic properties
of
1 and
2 have been characterized. In particular, they are
stable under acidic or alkaline conditions (pH = 0 or 12.5), showing excellent
acid-based resistance.