| abstract |
Metal sulfides are prepared by reacting a compound of the metal and an oxygen-containing anion, with a source of carbonyl sulfide. The resulting metal sulfide is not contaminated by hydrogen, as in the form of hydroxides, and is suitable for use in photoluminescence and electroluminescence applications. The starting material is preferably a metal oxalate, which may be appropriately doped, and the source of the carbonyl sulfide is preferably a mixture of carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide (to produce a reducing mode) or a mixture of carbon dioxide and carbon disulfide (to produce an oxidizing mode). Oxyanions that decompose to a produce a nascent oxygen anion, as does the oxalate, are preferred, as they can be reacted to achieve a high conversion rate to the sulfide. |