Advances in Honeycomb Layered Oxides: Part I - Syntheses and Characterisations of Pnictogen- and Chalcogen-Based Honeycomb Layered Oxides

09 September 2022, Version 2
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Abstract

Advancements in nanotechnology continue to unearth material vistas that presage a new age of revolutionary functionalities replete with unparalleled physical properties and avant-garde chemical capabilities that promise sweeping paradigm shifts in energy, environment, telecommunications and potentially healthcare. At the upper echelons of this realm, the pnictogen and chalcogen class of honeycomb layered oxides have emerged with fascinating crystal chemistry and exotic electromagnetic and topological phenomena that muster multifaceted concepts spanning from materials science to condensed matter physics and potential applications in electrochemistry, quantum mechanics and electronics. In a bid to shed light on the mechanisms governing these biomimetic nanostructures, this review highlights the significant milestones and breakthroughs that have augmented their current knowledgebase of theory, properties and utilities. Herein, we elucidate the vast promising crystal chemistry space against the backdrop of known synthesis and characterisation techniques employed in the development and optimisation of this class of materials. Further, we highlight key theoretical models that have reinvigorated the exploration and characterisation of honeycomb layered oxides within this class and are poised to redefine the frontiers of material research and their applications. We conclude by envisaging future research directions where fascinating physicochemical, topological and electromagnetic properties could be lurking and where valiant efforts ought to be inclined, particularly in the prospective realisation of exotic material compositional space as well as their utility as testing grounds for emergent two-dimensional (2D) topological quantum gravity and conformal field theories.

Keywords

Honeycomb Layered Oxides
Pnictogen- and Chalcogen-Based Honeycomb Layered Oxides
Development Milestones
Synthesis Techniques
Solid-State Reactions
Topochemical Ion Exchange
Electrochemical Ion Exchange
Single Crystal Growth
Honeycomb Layer Stacking
Diffraction Techniques
Microscopic Imaging
Spectroscopy
Perspectives
High Entropy Honeycomb Layered Oxides
Bilayered Materials

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