Clathrates represent a fascinating class of inorganic materials with a unique structural motif:
3D framework with large polyhedral cages encapsulating guest ions. Weak electrostatic …

High-pressure synthesis on an industrial scale is applied to obtain synthetic diamonds and
cubic boron nitride (c-BN), which are the superhard abrasives of choice for cutting and …

Ten years ago, DM Rowe introduced the bestselling CRC Handbook of Thermoelectrics to
wide acclaim. Since then, increasing environmental concerns, desire for long-life electrical …

Gas hydrates are ice-like solids, in which guest molecules or atoms are trapped inside
cages formed within a crystalline host framework (clathrate) of hydrogen-bonded water …

Silicon is ubiquitous in contemporary technology. The most stable form of silicon at ambient
conditions takes on the structure of diamond (cF8, d-Si) and is an indirect bandgap …

The challenges associated with synthesizing expanded semiconductor frameworks with
cage-like crystal structures continue to be of interest,. Filled low-density germanium and …

We use molecular dynamics simulations with the monatomic water (mW) model to
investigate the phase diagram, metastability, and growth of guest-free water clathrates of …

Because of its superior properties silicon carbide is one of the most promising materials for
power electronics, hard-and biomaterials. In the solid phase, the electronic and optical …

Icosahedral quasicrystals (IQCs) are a form of matter that is ordered but not periodic in any
direction. All reported IQCs are intermetallic compounds and either of face-centred …

Elemental silicon has a large impact on the economy of the modern world and is of
fundamental importance in the technological field, particularly in solar cell industry. The …