Silanization effect on the photoluminescence characteristics of crystalline and amorphous silicon nanoparticles

Silicon nanoparticles synthesized by two different methods were surface modified with 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane. The particles of ∼2 nm size exhibit photoluminescence (PL) in the UV-Vis range of the spectrum. The most intense PL band at 430 nm with an emission lifetime of 1–2 ns is attributed...

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Autores: Caregnato, Paula, Dell'Arciprete, María Laura, González, Mónica Cristina
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/140345
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/140345
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física
Química
silicon nanoparticles
photoluminescence
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Sumario:Silicon nanoparticles synthesized by two different methods were surface modified with 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane. The particles of ∼2 nm size exhibit photoluminescence (PL) in the UV-Vis range of the spectrum. The most intense PL band at 430 nm with an emission lifetime of 1–2 ns is attributed to the presence of the surface defects Si–O–Si, generated after anchoring the organic molecule onto the interface. The excitation–emission matrix of this band is essentially independent of the technique of synthesis, crystalline structure, and size of the silicon nanoparticles.