Niobium Oxyiodide Clusters from Heterogeneous Solid-State Reactions: The Example Li 3 Nb 7 O 5 I 14 (NbI 6 )

Key Points

• The central aim is to synthesise and characterise niobium oxyiodide clusters using solid-state reactions.
• Synthesis of niobium oxyiodide phases from the reaction of NbI4 and Li2O with Li2(CN2)
• Conducted under closed-system conditions
• Various temperatures used for the reactions
• Nine niobium oxyiodide phases were successfully synthesised
• Characterisation details confirm their structures and properties