Electrides: A review

Chang Liu, Sergey A. Nikolaev, Wei Ren, Lee A. Burton*

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Abstract

Electrides are systems in which an electron is not bound to an atom and plays an active role in the materials structure. We present concise summaries of the different types of electride in the literature, in which we systematically revisit their history and discuss their unique behaviour. We go on to offer intuitive guidelines for novel electride discovery and suggest advice for the accurate treatment of their physical properties. In the end, we conclude on the common nature of all electrides, with an alternative definition intended to minimise confusion surrounding these materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10551-10567
Number of pages17
JournalJournal of Materials Chemistry C
Volume8
Issue number31
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Aug 2020
Externally publishedYes

Funding

FundersFunder number
Independent Research Project of State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel and Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy at Shanghai University
National Natural Science Foundation of China51672171, 51950410585, 51911530124, 51861145315
Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality19010500500

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