An investigation into near-UV hydrosilylation of freestanding silicon nanocrystals

ACS Nano

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 4645-4656

  Kelly, Joel A ^a   Veinot, Jonathan G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functionalization; Photochemical hydrosilylation; Photoluminescence; Silicon nanocrystals

Indexed keywords

ALKYNYLS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; IN-SITU; PHOTOCHEMICAL HYDROSILYLATION; SI-C BOND FORMATION; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; UV SOURCES;

ACETYLENE; ANODIC OXIDATION; DYNAMIC LIGHT SCATTERING; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROSILYLATION; NANOCRYSTALS; OLEFINS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

SILICON;

EID: 78549256333     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn101022b     Document Type: Article

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