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Current State of Studies on Synthesis and Application of Zinc Stannate (Review)

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The published works representing the current state of research in the field of the synthesis and application of zinc stannate are reviewed. The data on crystalline modifications of ZnSnO3 are provided and the primary areas of the application of zinc stannate are investigated. Options of various synthesis methods, such as chemical vapor deposition, reactions under high pressure, hydrothermal synthesis, ion-exchange and solid-phase reactions, the coprecipitation method, and the sol-gel method, are demonstrated.

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The present study was performed with the support of the Russian Science Foundation (project no. 17-79-20239).

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    S. S. Nalimova, A. I. Maksimov, L. B. Matyushkin & V. A. Moshnikov

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Nalimova, S.S., Maksimov, A.I., Matyushkin, L.B. et al. Current State of Studies on Synthesis and Application of Zinc Stannate (Review). Glass Phys Chem 45, 251–260 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1087659619040096

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