Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Rare-Earth Metal Compounds
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Inorganic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2025) | Viewed by 8508
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Interests: rare-earth metal compounds with mixed anions; luminescent materials; compounds with lone-pair oxoanions; hydroborates; thermoanalysis and phase and structure elucidation via X-ray diffraction
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Dear Colleagues,
In 1887, Sir William Crookes stated that "these elements perplex us in our researches, baffle us in our speculations, and haunt us in our very dreams. They stretch like an unknown sea before us—mocking, mystifying, and murmuring strange revelations and possibilities". These words—almost 140 years old yet still true—come from a pioneer in rare-earth metals, who contributed greatly to the commercial use of science. "The Fraternal Fifteen", as "mister rare earth" Karl A. Gschneidner Jr. called the most similar ones among them (Ln = La + Ce – Lu) in his 1966 book, were brought before a broader public in the 20th century, with their benefits demonstrated to humankind. Even now, with it being common knowledge that rare earths are “Neither Rare, Nor Earths” (BBC World Service, 2014), we encourage authors in the field to contribute to this Special Issue of Molecules with syntheses and crystal structures of rare-earth metal compounds (RE = Sc, Y, La – Lu) for readers in both academia and industry. Moreover, as children of the 21st century, we would happily include actinides (An = Ac + Th – Lr) in the realm of rare-earth elements.
Prof. Dr. Thomas Schleid
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- synthesis
- crystal structure
- luminescence
- magnetism
- catalysts
- optical properties
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