Zhang, Xiaoming and Neiner, Doinita and Wang, Shizhong and Louie, Angelique Y. and Kauzlarich, Susan M. (2007) A new solution route to hydrogen-terminated silicon nanoparticles: synthesis, functionalization and water stability. NANOTECHNOLOGY, 18 (9). ISSN 0957-4484 (Print); 1361-6528 (Online)
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Abstract
Hydrogen-capped silicon nanoparticles with strong blue photoluminescence were synthesized by the metathesis reaction of sodium silicide, NaSi, with NH4Br. The hydrogen-capped Si nanoparticles were further terminated with octyl groups and then coated with a polymer to render them water-soluble. The nanoparticles were characterized by TEM, FT-IR, UV-vis absorption and photoluminescence. The Si nanoparticles were shown to have an average diameter of 3.9 +/- 1.3 nm and exhibited room temperature photoluminescence with a peak maximum at 438 nm with a quantum efficiency of 32% in hexane and 18% in water; the emission was stable in ambient air for up to 2 months. These nanoparticles could hold great potential as a non-heavy-element-containing quantum dot for applications in biology.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | Material Science > Nanofabrication processes and tools |
| ID Code: | 2195 |
| Deposited By: | M T V |
| Deposited On: | 22 Dec 2008 15:17 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Dec 2008 15:17 |
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