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Preparation and characterization of GeS2

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Synthesis of GeS2 via a sol-gel process using germanium ethoxide and hydrogen sulfide in toluene resulted in a gel aggregate with an apparent Ge/S ratio 1:1.8. Special precautions were necessary to protect the reaction mixture from water contamination which produced GeO2. Results indicated that the main source of water was the hydrogen sulfide gas. Heat treatment of the produced GeSx gel yielded a product with Ge/S ratio 1:2.3. The sol-gel prepared materials and their heat-treated products were characterized by various methods.

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  1. Department of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G6, Canada

    Vesna Stanić, Alain C. Pierre & Thomas H. Etsell

  2. CANMET Western Research Centre, Devon, Alberta, T0C 1E0, Canada

    Randy J. Mikula

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Stanić, V., Pierre, A.C., Etsell, T.H. et al. Preparation and characterization of GeS2 . Journal of Materials Research 11, 363–372 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1996.0044

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