Abstract
Iron chalcogenides are earth abundant, cheap and environmentally benign materials that have seen extensive research directed toward a range of applications, most notably for photovoltaics. The most common forms of materials for these applications are either nanoparticles or thin films. This perspective seeks to summarise the key synthetic routes to these materials by highlighting the key aspects that lead to control over phase and morphology.
Highlights
Iron chalcogenides are earth abundant, cheap and environmentally benign materials that have seen extensive research across a range of applications
Iron chalcogenides are earth abundant, cheap and environmentally benign materials that have seen extensive research directed toward a range of applications, most notably for photovoltaics
The most studied applications for iron chalcogenides are as photovoltaics or supercapacitors, with considerable research directed towards the magnetic properties of these materials
Summary
Of flexibility as the size/thickness and morphology can be tuned during their formation. Ali Alavi FRS, working on polyoxotitanate cages and heteroatom doped graphites He has moved to the University of Manchester to take up an EPSRC Doctoral Prize with Prof. It is important that synthetic routes demonstrate the ability to control the phase of the obtained material, as well as the morphology The purpose of this perspective is not to summarise every single reaction in the literature, but to highlight the important aspects of those that lead to phase and/or shape/size control. It is through careful control of these variables that iron chalcogenides will be able to fulfil their exciting potential for applications
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