A novel tin sulfide composite mesostructure is important because of it
s unique combination of electrical, optical, and liquid-crystalline pr
operties. The atomic force microscopy (AFM) studies of the material re
ported here suggest that its structure is a tin sulfide mimic of a mes
h phase-a two-periodic square mesh surface is illustrated in the Figur
e - with rhombohedral or monoclinic space symmetry.