Germanium-based superatom clusters as excess electron compounds with significant static and dynamic NLO response; a DFT study

Herein, the geometric, electronic, and nonlinear optical properties of excess electron zintl clusters Ge5AM3, Ge9AM5, and Ge10AM3 (AM = Li, Na, and K) are investigated.

Electronic structure and bonding in endohedral Zintl clusters

Despite many different views on the bonding in endohedral Zintl clusters, the relationship between their valence electron count and their structure and bonding patterns is much more uniform than previously anticipated, as highlighted in this article.

Cluster expansion and vertex substitution pathways in nickel germanide Zintl clusters

We describe the reactivity of the hypersilyl-functionalized Zintl cluster salt K[Ge9(Hyp)3] towards the nickel reagents Ni(COD)2 and Ni(Cp)2, which gives rise to markedly different compounds. In the case of Ni(COD)2,...

Electrochemically captured Zintl cluster-induced bismuthene for sodium-ion storage

Bismuthene prepared through the oxidation of Zintl clusters by electrochemical cathodic corrosion shows excellent sodium storage performance.

Frontiers in the solution-phase chemistry of homoatomic group 15 Zintl clusters

Recent developments in the solution-phase chemistry of polypnictogen Zintl cluster are discussed, including the preparation of new clusters, wet synthetic methods, and their subsequent small molecule activations.