John Corbett (chemist)

John Corbett (March 23, 1926 – September 2, 2013) was an American chemist who specialized in inorganic solid-state chemistry. At Iowa State and Ames Lab, Corbett lead a research group that focused on the synthesis and characterization of two broad classes of materials, notably Zintl phases [1] [2] [3] [4] and condensed transition metal halide clusters. [5] [6] [7] Both classes of materials are important for their uses, for instance thermoelectrics, and for the theoretical advances they made possible by working to understand their complex bonding and electronic properties.[8] [9]

John D. Corbett
BornMarch 23, 1926
DiedSeptember 2, 2013 (2013-09-03) (aged 88)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Washington
Scientific career
InstitutionsIowa State University
Ames Laboratory
Academic advisorsNorman Wayne Gregory

Career

Corbett received his Ph.D. in 1952 from the University of Washington. He joined the chemistry faculty of Iowa State University and the scientific staff of Ames Laboratory in 1953. He was affiliated with both institutions for his entire career. He was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was awarded two DOE Awards for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishments and Sustained Research in Materials Chemistry, the Humboldt Prize (1985), the 2005 Spedding Award from the Rare Earth Research Conference, the 2008 Monie A. Ferst Award from Sigma Xi, and several ACS Awards for both Inorganic Chemistry and Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry. [10] He was elected to the United States National Academy of Sciences in 1992.[11]

References
  1. Corbett, John D. (1985). "Polyatomic Zintl Anions of the Post-Transition Elements". Chemical Review. 85 (5): 383–397. doi:10.1021/cr00069a003.
  2. Henning, Robert; Leon-Escamilla, E.A.; Zhao, Jing-Tai; Corbett, John D. (1997). "Stabilization by Hydrogen. Synthetic and Structural Studies of the Zintl Phase Ba5Ga6H2". Inorganic Chemistry. 36 (7): 1282–1285. doi:10.1021/ic9612966. PMID 11669703.
  3. Mudring, A.V.; Corbett, John D. (2004). "Unusual electronic and bonding properties of the Zintl phase Ca5Ge3 and related compounds. A theoretical analysis". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 126 (16): 5277–5281. doi:10.1021/ja030216b. PMID 15099112.
  4. Vaughey, J.T.; Corbett, John D. (1996). "Synthesis and Structure of NaGaSn2. A Zintl Phase with a Helical Framework Structure". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 118 (48): 12098–12103. doi:10.1021/ja961975f.
  5. Corbett, John D. (1981). "Extended metal-metal bonding in halides of the early transition metals". Accounts of Chemical Research. 14 (8): 239–246. doi:10.1021/ar00068a003.
  6. Meyer, Gerd; Hwu, Shiou-Jyh; Wijeyeshekera, Sunil; Corbett, John D. (1986). "Synthetic study of some rare-earth-metal monohalide hydrides MXHx and their alkali-metal intercalates". Inorganic Chemistry. 26 (27): 4811–4818. doi:10.1021/ic00247a007.
  7. Corbett, John D. (1995). "Interstitially-stabilized cluster-based halides of the early transition metals". Journal of Alloys and Compounds. 229: 10–23. doi:10.1016/0925-8388(95)01684-8.
  8. Zheng, Chong; Hoffmann, Roald; Nesper, Reinhard; von Schnering, Hans Georg (1986). "Site preferences and bond length differences in CaAl2Si2-type Zintl compounds". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 108 (8): 1876–1884. doi:10.1021/ja00268a027.
  9. Papoian, G.A.; Hoffmann, Roald (2000). "Hypervalent Bonding in One, Two, and Three Dimensions: Extending the Zintl–Klemm Concept to Nonclassical Electron‐Rich Networks". Angewandte Chemie - International Edition. 108 (14): 2408–2448. doi:10.1002/1521-3773(20000717)39:14<2408::AID-ANIE2408>3.0.CO;2-U.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2011-11-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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