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Zintl Phases as Reactive Precursors for Synthesis of Novel Silicon and Germanium-Based Materials
Recent experimental and theoretical work has demonstrated significant potential to tune the properties of silicon and germanium by adjusting the mesostructure, nanostructure, and/or crystalline structure of these group 14 elements. Despite the promise to achieve enhanced functionality with these alr...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479709/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30965603 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12071139 |
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author | Beekman, Matt Kauzlarich, Susan M. Doherty, Luke Nolas, George S. |
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description | Recent experimental and theoretical work has demonstrated significant potential to tune the properties of silicon and germanium by adjusting the mesostructure, nanostructure, and/or crystalline structure of these group 14 elements. Despite the promise to achieve enhanced functionality with these already technologically important elements, a significant challenge lies in the identification of effective synthetic approaches that can access metastable silicon and germanium-based extended solids with a particular crystal structure or specific nano/meso-structured features. In this context, the class of intermetallic compounds known as Zintl phases has provided a platform for discovery of novel silicon and germanium-based materials. This review highlights some of the ways in which silicon and germanium-based Zintl phases have been utilized as precursors in innovative approaches to synthesize new crystalline modifications, nanoparticles, nanosheets, and mesostructured and nanoporous extended solids with properties that can be very different from the ground states of the elements. |
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spelling | pubmed-64797092019-04-29 Zintl Phases as Reactive Precursors for Synthesis of Novel Silicon and Germanium-Based Materials Beekman, Matt Kauzlarich, Susan M. Doherty, Luke Nolas, George S. Materials (Basel) Review Recent experimental and theoretical work has demonstrated significant potential to tune the properties of silicon and germanium by adjusting the mesostructure, nanostructure, and/or crystalline structure of these group 14 elements. Despite the promise to achieve enhanced functionality with these already technologically important elements, a significant challenge lies in the identification of effective synthetic approaches that can access metastable silicon and germanium-based extended solids with a particular crystal structure or specific nano/meso-structured features. In this context, the class of intermetallic compounds known as Zintl phases has provided a platform for discovery of novel silicon and germanium-based materials. This review highlights some of the ways in which silicon and germanium-based Zintl phases have been utilized as precursors in innovative approaches to synthesize new crystalline modifications, nanoparticles, nanosheets, and mesostructured and nanoporous extended solids with properties that can be very different from the ground states of the elements. MDPI 2019-04-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6479709/ /pubmed/30965603 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12071139 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Beekman, Matt Kauzlarich, Susan M. Doherty, Luke Nolas, George S. Zintl Phases as Reactive Precursors for Synthesis of Novel Silicon and Germanium-Based Materials |
title | Zintl Phases as Reactive Precursors for Synthesis of Novel Silicon and Germanium-Based Materials |
title_full | Zintl Phases as Reactive Precursors for Synthesis of Novel Silicon and Germanium-Based Materials |
title_fullStr | Zintl Phases as Reactive Precursors for Synthesis of Novel Silicon and Germanium-Based Materials |
title_full_unstemmed | Zintl Phases as Reactive Precursors for Synthesis of Novel Silicon and Germanium-Based Materials |
title_short | Zintl Phases as Reactive Precursors for Synthesis of Novel Silicon and Germanium-Based Materials |
title_sort | zintl phases as reactive precursors for synthesis of novel silicon and germanium-based materials |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6479709/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30965603 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12071139 |
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