Which Elements Are Metalloids?

2013/10/29 by René Vernon · 7 citations
Chemistry · Engineering · #History and advancements in chemistry #Radioactive element chemistry and processing #Advanced Materials Characterization Techniques

paper · doi:10.1021/ed3008457

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Abstract

The results of a recent survey of 194 metalloid lists are consistent with a three-criterion description of metalloids published over 35 years ago. The classifications of selenium, polonium, and astatine, and other metalloid-like elements, are briefly reviewed in this light.

Citations

• Ab initio studies on atomic and electronic structures of black phosphorus
• Quantitative characteristics of bond metallicity in crystals
• Metalloids
• Semimetallicity?

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• Astatine [wikipedia]
• Heavy metals [wikipedia]
• Lists of metalloids [wikipedia]
• Metalloid [wikipedia]
• Nonmetal [wikipedia]