title: Chemistry of layeredd-metal pnictide oxides and their potential as candidates for new superconductors.
abstract: Layeredd-metal pnictide oxides are a unique class of compounds which consist of characteristicd-metal pnictide layers and metal oxide layers. More than 100 of these layered compounds, including the recently discovered Fe-based superconducting pnictide oxides, can be classified into nine structure types. These structure types and the chemical and physical properties of the characteristicd-metal pnictide layers and metal oxide layers of the layeredd-metal pnictide oxides are reviewed and discussed. Furthermore, possible approaches to design new superconductors based on these layeredd-metal pnictide oxides are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Nanoscale Materials Center, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ozawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kauzlarich
keywords: CDW (charge-density wave); SDW (spin-density wave); low-dimensional compound; structure-property relationship; suboxide