The hollow structure has long attracted great attention because of its excellent properties.
However, this special structure is usually synthesized through some complex approaches …

Germanium (Ge) colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized by thermal
decomposition of GeI2 using cap** ligand mixtures of oleylamine (OAm), octadecene …

Ge1− xSnx alloy quantum dots (QDs) were synthesized with sizes ranging from 1–3 nm
exhibiting visible orange-red photoluminescence. Composition dependent optical properties …

A Ge/C spongelike composite is prepared by the facile and scalable single-step pyrolysis of
the GeO x/ethylenediamine gel process, which has a feature with three-dimensional …

Lithium-sulfur batteries are very promising due to low cost and high energy density
compared to the current commercial lithium-ion batteries. However, when the anode is …

The electroless plating of metals and their alloys, oxides, and chalcogenides represents a
critically important technology for the automotive, aerospace, machine tools, and, especially …

Valorization of technical lignin is crucial for the circular bioeconomy–this can be achieved by
the transformation of lignin to high-value nanomaterials. However, the majority of lignin …

Metals represent more than two-thirds of the elements in the periodic table, and they have
attracted extensive attention owing to their particular physical and chemical properties. Many …

Ge1–x Sn x alloy nanocrystals and Ge1–x Sn x/CdS core/shell nanocrystals were prepared
via solution phase synthesis, and their size, composition, and optical properties were …

We report on the fabrication and characterization of a Schottky diode made using 2D
germanane (hydrogenated germanene). When compared to germanium, the 2D structure …