Synthesis and Characterization of Germanium Coordination Compounds for Production of Germanium Nanomaterials

• Published in: European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry Vol. 2009; no. 36; pp. 5550 - 5560
• Main Authors: Boyle, Timothy J., Tribby, Louis J., Ottley, Leigh Anna M., Han, Sang M.
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.12.2009; WILEY‐VCH Verlag; Wiley
• Subjects: Alkoxides; Amides; Chemistry; Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear; Germanium; Nanomaterials; Physical Sciences; Science & Technology; Solid-state structures; Thiols; CORE-SHELL; BIVALENT GERMANIUM; Alkoxides; Thiols; MOLECULAR-STRUCTURE; NANOCRYSTALS; Nanomaterials; Amides; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES; ALKOXIDE PRECURSORS; Solid-state structures; TIN(II) COMPOUNDS; STABLE GERMYLENES; Germanium; NANOWIRES; GE; crystal structure; amides; nanomaterials; thiols; alkoxides

A series of novel germanium(II) precursors was synthesized to initiate an investigation between the precursors' structures and the morphologies of the resulting nanoparticles. Theprecursors were synthesized from the reaction of Ge[N(SiMe3)2]2 or [Ge(OtBu)2]2 and the appropriate ligand: N,N″‐dib...