Nanocrystals of Zn2GeO4 have received increasing attention in recent years for their wide range of potential applications, owing to their fascinating physical and chemical properties, which may be modulated through bandgap engineering, and hence are strongly dependent on the synthesis method. This review summarizes the current progress in the fundamental understanding of the synthesis, properties, and applications of Zn2GeO4 nanocrystals. These findings may provide a critical assessment of the variations of structural order–disorder effects that, in turn, afford new chemical insights into materials design. Therefore, this approach is essential to the development of novel functional nanoscale materials with entirely new and tailored properties for applications of interest.

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综述：Zn2GeO4 纳米晶本征特性的理论和实验研究

近年来，Zn2GeO4 纳米晶体因其广泛的潜在应用而受到越来越多的关注，因为它们具有迷人的物理和化学性质，可以通过带隙工程进行调节，因此强烈依赖于合成方法。本综述总结了目前在对 Zn2GeO4 纳米晶体的合成、性质和应用的基本理解方面的进展。这些发现可能提供对结构有序-无序效应变化的批判性评估，进而为材料设计提供新的化学见解。因此，这种方法对于开发具有全新和定制特性的新型功能纳米级材料至关重要。