New conditions for intercalation of organic compounds into semiconductor nanomaterial

The intercalation of organic guests, 2-methyl pyridine (2-picoline) and 3-methyl pyridine (3-picoline) into semiconductor layered nanomaterial (MnPS(3)) was investigated. New conditions were applied. New phases appeared and lattice expansions were 0.36 nm for 2-picoline intercalation and 0.728 nm for 3-picoline intercalation. The XRD (X-ray diffraction) patterns exhibit sharp hkl reflections confirming that the material is highly crystalline. The interlayer gap (0.64 nm) of the host plays a role for the arrangement of the guest in the interlayer region. The crystal structure of the MnPS(3) was indexed in the monoclinic system before intercalation. After intercalation, the crystal system was indexed in the trigonal unit cell. The lattice parameters were obtained and c-axis value was related to the (001) reflections.