@article{WangFritschBerendtsetal.2021, author = {Wang, Zhenyu and Fritsch, Daniel and Berendts, Stefan and Lerch, Martin and Breternitz, Joachim and Schorr, Susan}, title = {Elucidation of the reaction mechanism for the synthesis of ZnGeN2 through Zn2GeO4 ammonolysis}, series = {Chemical science / RSC, Royal Society of Chemistry}, volume = {12}, journal = {Chemical science / RSC, Royal Society of Chemistry}, number = {24}, publisher = {Royal Society of Chemistry}, address = {Cambridge}, issn = {2041-6539}, doi = {10.1039/d1sc00328c}, pages = {8493 -- 8500}, year = {2021}, abstract = {Ternary II-IV-N-2 materials have been considered as a promising class of materials that combine photovoltaic performance with earth-abundance and low toxicity. When switching from binary III-V materials to ternary II-IV-N-2 materials, further structural complexity is added to the system that may influence its optoelectronic properties. Herein, we present a systematic study of the reaction of Zn2GeO4 with NH3 that produces zinc germanium oxide nitrides, and ultimately approach stoichiometric ZnGeN2, using a combination of chemical analyses, X-ray powder diffraction and DFT calculations. Elucidating the reaction mechanism as being dominated by Zn and O extrusion at the later reaction stages, we give an insight into studying structure-property relationships in this emerging class of materials.}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{WangBreternitzSchorr2021, author = {Wang, Zhenyu and Breternitz, Joachim and Schorr, Susan}, title = {Cation disorder in zinc-group IV- nitride and oxide nitride semiconductor materials revealed through neutron diffraction}, series = {Acta crystallographica / International Union of Crystallography. Section A, Foundations and advances}, volume = {77}, booktitle = {Acta crystallographica / International Union of Crystallography. Section A, Foundations and advances}, number = {Suppl.}, publisher = {Blackwell}, address = {Oxford [u.a.]}, issn = {2053-2733}, doi = {10.1107/S0108767321086256}, pages = {C1077 -- C1077}, year = {2021}, language = {en} }