Persilastaffanes: silicon frameworks with delocalized sigma electrons
Monday, January 9, 2012 - 10:30
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Persilastaffanes are an unusual new class of compounds that are introduced in the journal Angewandte Chemie by Japanese researchers led by Takeaki Iwamoto at Tohoku University. They are rod-shaped molecules with a core consisting of one or more tiny cages made of silicon atoms. Even more unusual than the name and structure of these materials are the properties of their electrons, which make the materials intriguing candidates as building blocks to make new materials for electronic applications.