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dc.contributor.authorNicola, Marco
dc.contributor.authorGobetto, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorMasic, Admir
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-18T11:31:19Z
dc.date.available2023-04-18T11:31:19Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-10
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/150498
dc.description.abstractAbstract The ancient Egyptian blue pigment was developed over 5000 years ago and was used extensively for around four millennia until its use mysteriously declined dramatically during the Early Middle Ages. It recently attracted a lot of attention along with some related materials, leading to a fast-growing number of applications in fields, such as sensors, solar concentrators, energy-saving, and medicine. The new surge in interest began in 1996 with the discovery of their intense NIR photoluminescence that surprisingly can be triggered even by visible light. In 2013, the possibility of exfoliating them and producing NIR luminescent nanosheets was established, expanding the family of 2D nanomaterials. More recently, the discovery of their high antibacterial effects and biocompatibility, and very promising optical, electric and magnetic properties, has further boosted their applications. The characteristics of Egyptian blue are due to its main component: the very stable crystalline compound CaCuSi4O10. This tetragonal sheet silicate is the synthetic analogous of the rare cuprorivaite mineral. In Part A of this review, we summarize the historical uses and main properties (i.e., composition, structure, color, stability, luminescence, and biological activity) of cuprorivaite and related 2D silicates, i.e., BaCuSi4O10 (the main constituent of the ancient pigment Chinese Blue), BaCuSi2O6 (the main constituent of the ancient pigment Chinese Purple), SrCuSi4O10 (synthetic analogous of wesselsite) and BaFeSi4O10 (synthetic analogous of gillespite). The Part B of the review will focus on the modern rediscovery of these materials, their modern synthesis and exfoliation, and the innovative applications based on their properties.en_US
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishingen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12210-023-01153-5en_US
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attributionen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en_US
dc.sourceSpringer International Publishingen_US
dc.titleEgyptian blue, Chinese blue, and related two-dimensional silicates: from antiquity to future technologies. Part A: general properties and historical usesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationNicola, Marco, Gobetto, Roberto and Masic, Admir. 2023. "Egyptian blue, Chinese blue, and related two-dimensional silicates: from antiquity to future technologies. Part A: general properties and historical uses."
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dc.date.updated2023-04-16T03:26:55Z
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