Effect of water and UV passivation on the luminescence of suspensions of silicon quantum dots

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Vincent, J ^a,b   Maurice, V ^a   Paquez, X ^a   Sublemontier, O ^a   Leconte, Y ^a   Guillois, O ^a   Reynaud, C ^a   Herlin Boime, N ^a   Raccurt, O ^b   Tardif, F ^b  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Aqueous suspensions; EHS; Environment; Luminescence; Nanoparticles; Passivation; Quantum dot; Silicon

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC WATER; AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT; AQUEOUS SUSPENSIONS; AVERAGE DIAMETER; BLUE SHIFT; EFFECT OF WATER; EHS; ENVIRONMENT; HYDROGEN PASSIVATION; NONRADIATIVE DEFECTS; OXIDATION PROCESS; POST-PRODUCTION; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON QUANTUM DOTS; UV ILLUMINATIONS; UV IRRADIATION;

LEAD REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); LUMINESCENCE; NANOPARTICLES; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OXIDATION; PASSIVATION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

ALCOHOL; QUANTUM DOT; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER;

ACIDITY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; HEATING; ILLUMINATION; IRRADIATION; LASER; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; RADIATION RELATED PHENOMENA; SUSPENSION; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 75049085236     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-009-9708-9     Document Type: Article

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