title: A new general synthetic strategy for phase-pure complex functional materials.
abstract: The ability of ionic liquids to solvate inorganic salts completely has to date never been employed in the synthesis of complex inorganic materials. Here, we demonstrate that complex functional oxides, even those traditionally considered extremely difficult to synthesize in bulk, such as quinternary superconductors, are produced with no impurity phases and on timescales that are much shorter than other synthetic techniques.
authors.affiliation: Complex Functional Materials Group, School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glatzel
authors.forename: Andrew M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Avinash J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Simon R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D052578:Ionic Liquids / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D052578:Ionic Liquids; D007477:Ions; D008670:Metals; D010087:Oxides; D002482:Cellulose