Abstract
AbstractA challenge in anion control in periodic solids is to preserve the crystal lattice while substituting for different anions of widely varying size and hardness. Post‐synthetic modification routes that place cations or anions in non‐equilibrium configurations are promising; however, such methods remain relatively unexplored for anion placement. Here, we report the synthesis of LaOI nanocrystals by a non‐hydrolytic sol‐gel condensation reaction and their transformation into LaOBr, LaOCl, and LaOF nanocrystals along hard–soft acid–base principles using post‐synthetic metathesis reactions with ammonium halides. Anion displacement proceeds along halide planes, preserving the tetragonal matlockite structure. Energy‐variant X‐ray excited optical luminesce signatures of alloyed Tb3+‐ions is a sensitive quantum reporter of the preservation of the cation sublattice and hardening of the crystal structure upon anion replacement.
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