Selenium: a critical chemical element in nano and quantum physics
Selenium is a chemical element from the chalcogenide group (Oxygen, Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium), which has been defined as a critical element by the American Physical Society and the Materials Research Society. Indeed, selenium is used abundantly in nanotechnologies but its scarcity on Earth put...
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| description | Selenium is a chemical element from the chalcogenide group (Oxygen, Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium), which has been defined as a critical element by the American Physical Society and the Materials Research Society. Indeed, selenium is used abundantly in nanotechnologies but its scarcity on Earth put its sustainability at risk. This review highlights the properties of selenium at the nanoscale and illustrates some of its most important applications in medicine, agriculture, catalysis, opto-electronics, photovoltaics, piezo-electrics and quantum electronics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1cb5fb9d2e7841a785c8ac817f5859fd2024-12-06T19:19:34ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAdvances in Physics: X2374-61492024-12-019110.1080/23746149.2024.2357809Selenium: a critical chemical element in nano and quantum physicsG. Guisbiers0Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, USASelenium is a chemical element from the chalcogenide group (Oxygen, Sulfur, Selenium and Tellurium), which has been defined as a critical element by the American Physical Society and the Materials Research Society. Indeed, selenium is used abundantly in nanotechnologies but its scarcity on Earth put its sustainability at risk. This review highlights the properties of selenium at the nanoscale and illustrates some of its most important applications in medicine, agriculture, catalysis, opto-electronics, photovoltaics, piezo-electrics and quantum electronics.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23746149.2024.2357809Chalcogenideseleniumquantumnanosize effectshape effect |
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| title | Selenium: a critical chemical element in nano and quantum physics |
| title_full | Selenium: a critical chemical element in nano and quantum physics |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Selenium: a critical chemical element in nano and quantum physics |
| title_short | Selenium: a critical chemical element in nano and quantum physics |
| title_sort | selenium a critical chemical element in nano and quantum physics |
| topic | Chalcogenide selenium quantum nano size effect shape effect |
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