Theory of alkyl-terminated silicon quantum dots

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1072-1078

  Reboredo, Fernando A ^a   Galli, Giulia ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYL-PASSIVATED CLUSTERS; CLUSTER SIZE; ELECTRON AFFINITY; IONIZATION POTENTIAL;

ALKYLATION; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; IONIZATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PASSIVATION; SILICON; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

EID: 13444269413     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp0462254     Document Type: Article

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