20.500.12556/DKUM-90314 Characterization of germanium nanoparticles from arylgermanium trihydrides Germanium is a promising basis for nanomaterials due to its low toxicity and valuable optical and electronic properties. However, germanium nanomaterials have seen little research compared to other group 14 elements due to unpredictable chemical behavior and high costs. Here, we report the dehydrocoupling of o-tolylgermanium trihydride to amorphous nanoparticles. The reaction is facilitated through reflux at 162 °C and can be accelerated with an amine base catalyst. Through cleavage of both H2 and toluene, new Ge−Ge bonds form. This results in nanoparticles consisting of crosslinked germanium with o-tolyl termination. The particles are 2–6 nm in size and have masses above approximately 3500 Da. The organic substituents are promising for further functionalization. Combined with strong absorption up to 600 nm and moderate solubility and air stability, there are numerous possibilities for future applications. nanoparticles germanium optical properties electronic properties nanodelci optične lastnosti elektronske lastnosti true false true Wiley Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15213765 Članek v reviji 2024-08-29 08:15:04 2024-08-29 08:15:05 2026-04-02 03:19:04 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2024 0 0 15 str. iss. e202401382 10 Jul. 2024 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2024-04-08 2024-05-28 2024-07-10 544.52 198692867 10.1002/chem.202401382 1521-3765 Chemistry_A_European_J_-_2024_-_Schmid_-_Characterization_of_Germanium_Nanoparticles_from_Arylgermanium_Trihydrides.pdf Chemistry_A_European_J_-_2024_-_Schmid_-_Characterization_of_Germanium_Nanoparticles_from_Arylgermanium_Trihydrides.pdf 1 398CFF0EDA640F2E7B8D9BDB301A57A4 91e370d93e6ee303b233991499b355c6c723b5df406f7e6d16f3379d858f5fc9 d1eed103-2d9e-11f1-b2eb-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=204957 https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/chem.202401382 1 16c8cd8c-65ce-11ef-8608-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=183661 Fakulteta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo 0 0 0