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Recent Progress on the Design, Characterization, and Application of Superalkalis
Author(s) -
Sun WeiMing,
Wu Di
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201901460
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , characterization (materials science) , computer science , materials science
Superalkalis are clusters or molecules featuring lower ionization energies (IEs) than that of cesium atoms, and thus exhibit excellent reducing properties. Such special species have great potential to be used in the synthesis of unusual charge‐transfer salts and cluster‐assembled nanomaterials with tailored properties, in the reduction of carbon dioxide, or as hydrogen storage materials and noble‐gas‐trapping agents, etc. In this regard, ongoing efforts have been devoted to designing and characterizing superalkalis of new types. The recent progress on the study of superalkalis in terms of theoretical design, characterization, and potential application is summarized in this minireview. We hope this review will not only provide a broad overview of this research field, but also highlight the prospect of further extending the experimental synthesis and practical application of superalkalis.

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