While silicon clathrate fabrication routes were discovered in the form of powders in the 1960s, their development was hindered by the lack of a film fabrication process.

such as the guest-free modification of type-II silicon clathrate 11,12,13 and allo-Si (ref. 14). Silicon is a mainstay of semiconductor technology because of the elemental abundance, relatively ...

Until our report, there was no scalable and high-yield preparative technique to produce these materials -- particularly the silicon- and germanium-based clathrate semiconductors." As an important ...

Amidst the myriad of climate-related theories and discussions, the clathrate gun hypothesis stands out not only for its intriguing name but for the profound implications it might have on our ...

Now, for the first time, a team has investigated the suitability of clathrates as catalysts for electrolytic hydrogen production with impressive results: the clathrate sample was even more ...