Midwest High Temperature and Solid State Chemistry Conference
2003

 
 

A conference sponsored by Michigan State University and the Center for Fundamental Materials Research
 

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To be held in East Lansing, Michigan
Thursday, May 29th - Saturday, May 31st, 2003
Location: Biomedical & Physical Sciences Bldg.  rooms 1415 and 1420

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Deadline for abstract submission and registration is April 21, 2003. 

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Conference Organizers
 

Mercouri G Kanatzidis -Organizer
S. D. (Bhanu) Mahanti - Co-organizer


 
 
 

 Contents:
Accommodation
  Conference Program
  Invited Speakers
  Registration,  --Registration Form
 
  Travel Information
  Parking
  Sightseeing
  Proceedings
  Posters
  Complete list of Abstracts

Topics for Discussion:  

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Conference Chair: Prof. Mercouri Kanatzidis Michigan State University
Co Chair: S. D. Mahanti

Michigan State University
Conference Secretary:


Ms. Lorie Neuman

Phone: 517-355-9200 Ext. 2180
Fax: 517-355-6661



Michigan State University


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Accommodations:

Hotel Reservations:

We have rooms reserved at Owen Graduate Center, the Kellogg Center and the Marriott.

Owen Graduate Center
Rates are $29.00 per night which includes an $8 meal allowance which can be used in the cafeteria. These rooms are single rooms with two rooms sharing one bathroom. To reserve, please send email to Lorie Neuman at Neuman@pa.msu.edu. Owen does have limited double rooms. Please let Lorie know if you would like to request a double room.

Kellogg Center
Rates at Kellogg Center are $84 per night
To reserve, please call Kellogg at 800-875-5090 or 517-432-4000. 
Reservations must be made by April 28, 2003.

Marriott
Rates at Marriott are $105 per night
To reserve, please call 1-800-228-9290 or 
517-337-4440.
Reservations must be made by May 7, 2003.

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Conference Program:








 Wednesday, May 28, 2003

Arrival to Michigan State University - Owen Graduate Center, Hotels


Thursday, May 29 2003(Room 1415, BPS Building)

8:00 - 9:00 Registration, badge and program pickup.

MORNING PROGRAM : Mercouri G Kanatzidis, Presiding

9:00 - 9:10 Opening Remarks, Mercouri G Kanatzidis

9:10 - 10:00 Prof. John Corbett, Iowa State University
"New Chemistry Among Metal-Rich Tellurides of the Rare Earth Metals"

10:00 - 10:30 Prof. Stephanie Brock, Wayne State University
"Dimensionally Limited Transition Metal Pnictides: Synthesis and Characterization"

10:30 -11:00 Coffee Break, Poster set-up

11:00 - 11:15 Prof. Abdessadek Lachgar, Wake Forest University
"Dimensional Reduction in Niobium Oxychloride Cluster Compounds: Synthesis and Crystal Strucrture of Cs2InNb6Cl15O and its Relationship with AxNb6Cl12O2"

11:15 - 11:30 Dr. Oleg Palchik, Michigan State University
"The New Supertetrahedral Clusters [M4Sn4S17]10- (M=Mn, Co, Zn)"

11:30 - 11:45 Susannthri Perera, Wayne State University
"Use of Mn2(CO)10 Carbonyl Complexes as Precursors for the Synthesis of MnPn (Pn=P, As) Nanoparticles"

11:45 - 12:00 Prof. Tim Hughbanks, Texas A&M University,
"Magnetic Ordering in Gd2Cl3-An Example of Burdett's Coloring Problem"

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch(to be provided, lunch boxes outside of conference room)

AFTERNOON PROGRAM : Stephanie Brock, Presiding

1:30 - 2:20 Prof. Omar Yaghi, Plenary, University of Michigan
"A New Opportunity for Solid State Chemistry: Design and Synthesis of Structures Full of Nothing"

2:20 - 2:35 R. G. Iyer, Michigan State University
"Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Quaternary Alkali Metal Thioarsenates Using the Molten Flux Method"

2:35 - 4:00 Coffee Break and Poster Session

4:00 - 4:15 Kanchana Somaskandan, Wayne State University
"Synthesis, Structural and Physicochemical Characterization of MnP@InPP, New Magnet-Semiconductor Core-Shell Nanoparticles"

4:15 - 4:45 Prof. Kyoung-Shin Choi, Purdue University
"Electrochemical Synthesis of Micro- and Nanostructured Films for Use in Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production"

4:45 - 5:00 Jim Salvador Michigan State University
"Yb8Ge3Sb5: A New Mixed Valent Zintl Phase Containing (Ge3)4- Anions"

5:00 - 5:15 Prof. David Weliky, Michigan State University
"High Temperatures and Ambient Temperature NMR Investigation of Metal Selenophosphate Syntheses?"

5:30 - 9:00 Poster Session

 

Friday, May 30, 2003(Room 1415, BPS building)

MORNING PROGRAM : Kyoung-Shin Choi, Presiding

8:45 - 9:35 Prof. Paul Canfield, Iowa State University
"Physics among light-weights: Superconductivity in MgB2"

9:35 - 9:50 Frank Gascoin, University of Notre Dame
"Transition Metal Zintl Phases: Niobium Arsenides and Beyond"

9:50 - 10:20 Prof Pat Woodward, The Ohio state University
"Charge, orbital and spin ordering in transition-metal oxide perovskites"

10:20 - 10:35 Abdei-Jallil Assoud, University of Waterloo
"New Semiconducting Sn- and Sb-Chalcogenides"

10:35 - 11:05 Coffee Break with Poster Session

11:05 - 11:55 Prof. Richard Dronskowski, Aachen Univ. of Technology (RWTH)
"N-Containing Solids by Experiment and Theory"

11:55 - 12:10 Jessy Rowsell, University of Michigan
"Low Density Metal Organic Frameworks for Fuel Gas Storage"

12:10 - 13:30 Conference Photo and Lunch(to be provided)

AFTERNOON PROGRAM : John Corbett, Presiding.

1:30 - 2:20 Prof. Simon Billinge, Michigan State University
"Beyond crystallography: the structure of complex and nanocrystalline materials "

2:20 - 3:00 Prof. Wolfgang Jeitschko, University of Muenster
"Polyanions in Solids"

3:00 - 4:00 Break and Poster Session

4:00 - 4:50 Dr. Stephane Jobic, IMN Rouxel, Nantes
"The fascinating world of the thiophosphates of transition elements and/or lanthanides"

4:50 - 5:05 Athena Saf-Sefat, McMaster University
"Vacancy-doped Nd1-xTiO3. Magnetic and Transport Properties at the Metal-Insulator Transitions"

EVENING BANQUET : Kellogg Center, MSU Campus
6:00 - 7:00 Social Hour with Drinks
7:00 - Dinner

 

Saturday, May 31, 2003(Room 1415, BPS building)

MORNING PROGRAM : Holger Kleinke, Presiding

8:45 - 9:35 Prof. Ken Poeppelmeier, Northwestern University
"Discovering New Oxides"

9:35 - 9:50 Paulette R Guillory, Northwestern University
"Hydrothermal Synthesis of Three Dimensional Structures Using Metal Oxide-Fluorides and Neutral Bidentate Ligands."

9:50 - 10:20 Dr. Konstantinos Chondroudis, Symyx
"Combinatorial Techniques for the Discovery & Optimization of Solid State Materials"

10:20 - 10:35 Scott Barry, Northwestern University
"3-Dimensionally Ordered Macroporous (d-DOM) Solids as Nanostructured Li-ion Battery Materials"

10:35 - 11:00 Coffee break, Poster session

11:00 - 11:15 Dr. Susan Latturner, Michigan State University
"RE3M6+xAl26T: Cubic Intermetallic Phases with a Stuffed BaHg11 Structure Grown from Aluminum Flux"

11:15 - 11:30 Bangbo Yan, Wake Foresst University
"Novel Inorganic-organic Hybrid Materials Containing [Nb6Cl12(CN)6]4- Cluster"

11:30 - 12:00 Prof. Slavi Sevov, University of Notre Dame
"Deltahedral Germanium Clusters: Oligomerization and Functionalization"

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Invited Participant List (Partial):

























Simon Billinge Michigan State University

Stephanie Brock Wayne State University

Paul Canfield Iowa State University

Kyoung Shin Choi Purdue University

Konstantinos Chondroudis Symyx Technologies

Jonn Corbett Iowa State University

Richard Dronskowski Aachen Univ. of Technology 
                                  (RWTH)

Wolfgang Jeitschko Univ. Muenster

Stephane Jobic IMN Nantes, France

Ken Poeppelmeier Northwestern University

Slavi Sevov University of Notre Dame

Pat Woodward Ohio State University

Omar Yaghi University of Michigan


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Registration

















The cost to register is:

$120 for regular participants and speakers 
$100 for spouses or guests 
$50 for students and for post docs 

Please Register by April 21, 2003.  After April 30 the registration fees will be:

$200 for regular participants and speakers
$100 for spouses or guests
$100 for students

Click here for Registration Form.

Please make checks payable to:
Michigan State University or MSU.

Later there will be the option of paying by credit card.  Details on this method of payment will be available soon.

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Travel Information:

 Lansing Capital City Airport is the closest airport

Detroit Metro Airport  is about 1 1/2 hours away

Travel and parking once on MSU Campus information

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Sightseeing:

Michigan Museum

State Capitol of Michigan

The Ledges in Grand Ledge

Malls and Shopping

At MSU


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 Posters:  4X4 poster boards will be available for mounting posters. Tacks or velcro may be used but please not tape.

 

POSTER PRESENTATIONS (in the alphabetical order of presentation speaker)


[1]  Jennifer A. Aitken, Georgy Tsoi, Lowell Wenger and Stephanie L. Brock, Wayne State University
"Near Room-Temperature Ferromagnetism Found in ZnSnP2:Mn Single Crystals Grown via Sn-Flux"

[2]  Indika U. Arachchige, Jaya L. Mohanan, and Stephanie L. Brock, Wayne State University
"Synthesis and Characterization of Cadmium Selenide Aerogels"

[3]  Palaniappan Arumugam and Stephanie L. Brock, Wayne State University
"Towards Synthesis and Characterization of Homogenous Transition Metal Arsenide Nanoparticles"

[4]  Hyunsoo Park, Anthony Bakhtiiarov, Wei Zhang, Ignacio Vargas-Baca and Jacques Barbier, McMaster University, Canada
"Non-centrosymmetric Ba3Ti3O6(BO3)2"

[5]  Paris W. Barnes, Michael W. Lufaso, Patrick M. Woodward, and Pavel Karen, The Ohio State University, National Institute of Standards and Technology, University of Oslo, Norway.
"Exploring Octahedral Tilting Distortions in A2MM'O6 Variably Ordered Double Perovskites Using Neutron Powder Diffraction."

[6]  Daniel I Bilc, P. Larson, S. D. Mahanti and M. G. Kanatzidis, Michigan State University, Naval Research Laboratory
"Electronic structure of K2Bi8Se13"

[7]  Svilen Bobev, John L. Sarrao, Joe D. Thompson and Zachary Fisk,
Los Alamos National Laboratory, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL)
"Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Novel Ternary Phases in the Systems RE-TM-Ga (RE = Ce, Yb; TM = Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt)"

[8]  E. S. Bozin, V. Petkov, P. W. Barnes, P. M. Woodward, S. J. L. Billinge, S. D. Mahanti, and T. Vogt, Michigan State University, Central Michigan University, Ohio State University, Brookhaven National Laboratory
"Local Structural Study of Colossal Dielectric Constant CaCu3Ti4O12 Using the Atomic Pair Distribution Function Technique"

[9]  Nathalie Calin and Slavi C. Sevov, University of Notre Dame
"Highly Reduced Polyoxometalates with an Unusual Architecture"

[10]  Ling Chen and John D. Corbett, Iowa State University
"Lu8Te and Lu7Te. Novel Substitutional Derivatives of Lutetium Metal"

[11]  Ara Cho and Slavi C. Sevov, University of Notre Dame
"Structure and Magnetic Property of Heavy Metal Ba-(In or Tl)-Bi Zintl Phase System"

[12]  S. Coste, E. Gauthier, E. Michel, R. Brec, S. Jobic and M. G. Kanatzidis, Institut des Matériaux Jean-Rouxel, France, Michigan State University
"New low dimensional NaM1-xP2S6 thiophosphates (M = Cr, V) : synthesis, structures and exfoliation properties"

[13]  S. Derakhshan, H. Kleinke, University of Waterloo, Canada
"Rational Synthesis of New Ternary Pnictides and Chalcogenides using a Structure Map"

[14]  Junghwan Do and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Michigan State University
"Synthesis and Characterization of Noncentrosymmetric Chain Compounds, A3M2AsSe11 (A=K, Rb, Cs; M=Nb, Ta)"

[15]  Goubin F., Jobic S., Rocquefelte X., Brec R., Montardi Y., Institut des Matériaux Jean Rouxel, France, Rhodia Electronics and Catalysis, France
"Optical properties of CeBO3 and CeB3O6 compounds: first-principle calculations and experimental results"

[16]  Craig Bridges and J.E. Greedan, McMaster University, CANADA
"Studies of the Electronic Properties of BaV10O15: Crystallographic Phase Transition, Electrical Transport and Magnetic Properties"

[17]  Lykourgos Iordanidis and Omar M. Yaghi, University of Michigan
"Solid State Synthesis and Characterization of the [C10N12]4- Anion.
A Possible Precursor for the Synthesis of Carbon-Nitrogen Networks"

[18]  Heather K. Izumi, Margaret E. Welk, Charlotte L. Stern, Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier, Northwestern University
"The Niobium Oxide Fluoride Anion in the Linear Chain"

[19]  Buddhimathie Jayasekera, Jennifer A. Aitken, Mary J. Heeg and Stephanie L. Brock, Wayne State University
"Synthesis and Characterization of New Materials Featuring 1-D Mixed Pnicogen Tubular Polymers in the Solid State: Cu2P3-xAsxI2, x = 1.5"

[20]  Jun-Ho Kim and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Michigan State University
"Synthesis and Characterization of New Quaternary Alkali Metal Bismuth chalcogenides:
K1+xAg2-xBi9S15, Rb2Ag3xBi8-xSe13, Rb2CuBi3Se6 and Rb2Cu4-3xBi8+xSe15."

[21]  Young-Il Kim and Patrick M. Woodward, The Ohio State University
"High Dielectric Permitivity in the Oxynitride Perovskites BaTaO2N and SrTaO2N"

[22]  Amy L. Kopf, Paul A. Maggard, Charlotte L. Stern, Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier, Northwestern University
"Polar Chains and Interpenetrating Nets; Two Structure Types designed with [Cr2O7]2-."

[23]  Bin Li and John D. Corbett, Iowa State University
"Synthesis and Characterization of K39In80 with Remarkably Specific and Transferable Cation Dispositions"

[24]  Qisheng Lin and John D. Corbett, Iowa State University
"Discovery of New Stable Icosahedral Quasicrystal in Sc-Cu-Zn System"

[25]  Shengfeng Liu and John D. Corbett, Iowa State University
"Synthesis, Structure and Properties of the New Intermetallic Compounds SrPdTl2, SrPtTl2, BaPdTl2 and BaPdTl2"

[26]  Michael W. Lufaso, NIST
"Crystal Structure and Property Relationships of Dielectric Perovskites"

[27]  Carmela Magliocchi and Timothy Hughbanks, Texas A&M University
"Reduced Cluster Products of Cyanide-Melt Synthesis"

[28]  Carmela Magliocchi, Jane Meng, and Timothy Hughbanks, Texas A&M University
"Synthesis, Structure and Bonding of Rare-Earth Ternary Chalcogenides"

[29]  N.J. Melcer, D.T. Vodak, O.M. Yaghi, University of Michigan
"Toward the Design and Synthesis of Organic Networks"

[30]  Andrew W. Metz, John R. Ireland, Yu Yang, Jun Ni, Charlotte L. Stern, Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier, Carl R. Kannewurf, and Tobin J. Marks, Northwestern University
"Effects of Texture and Microstructure on Charge Mobility in MOCVD-Derived CdO Thin Films Grown with a Thermally Stable, Low-Melting Precursor"

[31]  Andrew R. Millward, Mohamed Eddaoudi, Jaheon Kim, Nathaniel L. Rosi, Andrea C. Sudik, Omar M. Yaghi, University of Michigan
"Porosity Studies of Metal-Organic Materials"

[32]  Hiroshi Mizoguchi, Nattamai S. P. Bhuvanesh, Hank W. Eng, and Patrick M. Woodward, The Ohio State University
"The Crystal and Electronic Structures of Ternary Oxides constructed from edge sharing Sn4+ , Sb5+, or Bi5+ Centered Octahedra. "

[33]  Jaya L. Mohanan, and Stephanie L. Brock, Wayne State University
"Towards Mesoporous Chalcogenide Semiconductors: Sol-gel Chemistry vs. Supramolecular Templating"

[34]  Nathan W. Ockwig, Michael O'Keeffe, and Omar M. Yaghi, University of Michigan
"Fundamental Topologies in Metal-Organic Frameworks"

[35]  Kang Min Ok and P. Shiv Halasyamani, University of Houston
"Synthesis, Structure, and Powder Second-Harmonic Generating Properties of New Mixed Metal Oxides"

[36]  Ivaylo Petrov and Slavi Sevov, University of Notre Dame
"Novel Polyanionic Arsenic Structures"

[37]  Yetta Porter and P. Shiv Halasyamani, University of Houston
"Low Temperature Synthesis of New Lead Oxides and Oxyhalides."

[38]  Xiangyun Qiu and Simon J.L. Billinge, Michigan State University, Peter J. Chupas and Clare P. Grey, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Jonathan C. Hanson, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Peter L. Lee, Argonne National Laboratory
"Rapid Acquisition Pair Distribution Function (RA-PDF) Analysis: a Local Strcture Probe"

[39]  Lindsay E. Roy and Timothy Hughbanks, Texas A&M University
"Using Theory to Find High Spin Rare Earth Clusters"

[40]  Jingyi Shen and Timothy Hughbanks, Texas A&M University
"A DFT Study on the Interstitial Chemical Shifts of Main Group Element Centered Hexazirconium Halide Clusters"

[41]  N. Soheilnia, H. Kleinke, University of Waterloo, Canada
"Synthesis, structure, and thermoelectric properties of A Mo3Sb5Te2"

[42]  Kimber L. Stamm, Stephanie L. Brock, Wayne State University
"Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoscale Transition Metal Phosphides Produced via Precursor Reduction"

[43]  Andrea C. Sudik, Jaheon Kim, Omar M. Yaghi, University of Michigan
"Discrete and Extended Metal-Organic Frameworks of Iron"

[44]  Christina M. Sweeney, Kimber L. Stamm, and Stephanie L. Brock, Wayne State University
"Synthesis of Transition-Metal Phosphides by Direct Reduction of their Phosphates"

[45]  Kristy Symons, Arvind Kumar, Kenton H. Whitmire, Stephanie L. Brock, Wayne State University, Rice University
"Investigation of Metal Clusters as Molecular Precursors for Transition Metal Pnictide Nanoparticle Synthesis"

[46]  Iliya Todorov and Slavi Sevov, University of Notre Dame
"Aromaticity in Sn- and Pb- based Zintl Phases. "

[47]  Angel Ugrinov and Slavi Sevov, University of Notre Dame
"Reactions of nine-atoms germanium clusters in solution"

[48]  Douglas A. Vander Griend, Calvin College, Joshua S. Golden and Charles A. Arrington Jr., Furman University
"Aqueous Tetraperoxo Cr(V) will not Reduce Directly to Cr(III) Hydroxide"

[49]  Xiuni Wu and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Michigan State University
"Synthesis and Characterization of New Intermetallic Tetrelides Using Al as a Flux"

[50]  Yan Zhihua and Abdou Lachgar, Wake Forest University
"Investigation of Niobium oxychloride cluster compounds: Synthesis and crystal structure of the composite layered compound Nb10Cl16O7"

[51]  Yue Zhao, Yumi Okuyama, Abdou Lachgar, Wake Forest University
"Hydrothermal synthesis and crystal structure of hybrid metal phosphate-oxalates: [Mn2(H2PO4)4(C2O4)2](C10N4H28) 5H2O and [In6(PO4)8(C2O4)3](C10N4H28)3"

[52]  Huajun Zhou and Abdou Lachgar, Wake Forest University
"One-Dimensional coordination polymer based on octahedral [Nb6Cl12(CN)6]4- cluster units and [Mn(III)(salen)]+ metal complex as building blocks"

[53]  Marina A. Zhuravleva, James Salvador, Daniel Bilc, S. D. Mahanti, John Ireland, Carl R. Kannewurf, and Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Michigan State University, Northwestern University
"Yb2Ga4Ge6 and Yb3Ga4Ge6: Novel Zintl Phases Grown From Molten Ga. X-ray Structure Determination, Electronic Structure Calculations and Physical Properties"


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Abstract Submission:

Please send your abstract as an attachment via email to Ms Lorie Neuman at Neuman@pa.msu.edu.

Please us MS-word format and a .doc extension.

The abstract should be about half a page to 2/3 of a page long approximately 200-300 words. Please use Times font 12, title should be in bold.

Please indicate if you prefer an oral or a poster presentation. Oral presentations will be 15 min long (10 min talk+ 5 min questions). Space for oral presentations is limited, so please be prepared to accept a poster slot even if you indicated oral presentation.

 

Deadline for abstract submission is April 21, 2003.

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[Postcard]Mercouri Kanatzidis [Postcard]S.D. Mahanti