Recent advances in germanium nanocrystals: Synthesis, optical properties and applications

Recent studies on germanium-nanomaterials for LIBs anodes

“…An other review paper is devoted to the advances in studies on the synthesis, optical properties and applications of germanium nanocrystals, including their use as anodes for LIBs [4]. The paper covers studies carried out in the period 2010-2015 and only two of the papers reviewed in [3] are referred to also in [4]. The author pays special attention to the Ge nanocrystals (NCs) use in anodes for LIBs.…”

Solid‐State Route for the Synthesis of Scalable, Luminescent Silicon and Germanium Nanocrystals

“…Si and Ge NCs are at the forefront of modern quantum dot research owing to their tunable optoelectronic properties, prevalence in the microelectronics industry, and anticipated biocompatibility. [1][2][3][4] Recent studies have shown that the size, surface chemistry, and dopants of Si and Ge NCs can play a significant role in determining their optoelectronic properties. [5][6][7] Therefore, there is a need to develop synthetic methods that afford precise control over the particle size, morphology, dispersity, and composition.…”

“…[8][9][10][11] Chemical methods can be split into solid-, solution-, and gas-phase methods. Gas-phase methods such as laser and nonthermal plasma pyrolysis of SiH 4 and GeH 4 are scalable processes that yield quantum-confined Si and Ge NCs, respectively. [12][13][14] However, these processes also require specialized infrastructure and pyrophoric precursors.…”

Fast and safe synthesis of micron germanium in an ammonia atmosphere using Mo2N as catalyst

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6] Ge as an important semiconductor material with stable chemical properties and obvious non-metallic properties has many advantages, such as non-toxicity, biocompatibility, electrochemical stability, current microelectronics compatibility, etc. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13] At present, Ge has extensive and important applications in elds such as semiconductors, aerospace measurement and control, nuclear physics detection, optical ber communication, infrared optics, solar cells, chemical catalysts, and biomedicine. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Ge is one of the most dispersed elements and there is almost no concentrated Ge deposit in the Earth's crust.…”