Clathrates and beyond: Low-density allotropy in crystalline silicon
Abstract
In its common, thermodynamically stable state, silicon adopts the same crystal structure as diamond. Although only a few alternative allotropic structures have been discovered and studied over the past six decades, advanced methods for structure prediction have recently suggested a remarkably rich low-density phase space that has only begun to be explored. The electronic properties of these low-density allotropes of silicon, predicted by first-principles calculations, indicate that these materials could offer a pathway to improving performance and reducing cost in a variety of electronic and energy-related applications. Here in this focus review, we provide an introduction and overview of recent theoretical and experimental results related to low-density allotropes of silicon, highlighting the significant potential these materials may have for technological applications, provided substantial challenges to their experimental preparation can be overcome.
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- California Polytechnic State Univ. (CalPoly), San Luis Obispo, CA (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL (United States). Dept. of Physics
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- Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL (United States)
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- USDOE
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- 1465354
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- OSTI ID: 1257501
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- FG02-04ER46145
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- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Applied Physics Reviews
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 3; Journal Issue: 4; Journal ID: ISSN 1931-9401
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- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
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- United States
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- English
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- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Beekman, Matt, Wei, Kaya, and Nolas, George S. Clathrates and beyond: Low-density allotropy in crystalline silicon. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4953165.
Beekman, Matt, Wei, Kaya, & Nolas, George S. Clathrates and beyond: Low-density allotropy in crystalline silicon. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953165
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"Clathrates and beyond: Low-density allotropy in crystalline silicon". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4953165. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1465354.
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title = {Clathrates and beyond: Low-density allotropy in crystalline silicon},
author = {Beekman, Matt and Wei, Kaya and Nolas, George S.},
abstractNote = {In its common, thermodynamically stable state, silicon adopts the same crystal structure as diamond. Although only a few alternative allotropic structures have been discovered and studied over the past six decades, advanced methods for structure prediction have recently suggested a remarkably rich low-density phase space that has only begun to be explored. The electronic properties of these low-density allotropes of silicon, predicted by first-principles calculations, indicate that these materials could offer a pathway to improving performance and reducing cost in a variety of electronic and energy-related applications. Here in this focus review, we provide an introduction and overview of recent theoretical and experimental results related to low-density allotropes of silicon, highlighting the significant potential these materials may have for technological applications, provided substantial challenges to their experimental preparation can be overcome.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4953165},
journal = {Applied Physics Reviews},
number = 4,
volume = 3,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Jun 16 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
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