Issue 3, 2011
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Nanoscale

Small-sized silicon nanoparticles: new nanolights and nanocatalysts

Zhenhui Kang,*ac   Yang Liu*ac  and  Shuit-Tong Lee*b  

* Corresponding authors

a Institute of Functional Nano & Soft Materials Laboratory (FUNSOM) and Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
E-mail: zhkang@suda.edu.cn, Yangl@ suda.edu.cn

b Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSADF), City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR, China
E-mail: apannale@cityu.edu.hk

c Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China

Abstract

Owing to their abundant unique properties and ready compatibility with Si microelectronic technology, Si nanostructures are becoming one of the most important classes of nano semiconductors. Particularly, small-sized Si nanoparticles possess distinctive photoluminescence (PL), biocompatibility, and active surface properties. In this review, we focus on the synthesis and PL properties of small-sized Si nanoparticles and their potential applications in the fields of bioimaging and nanocatalysis. We further highlight major challenges and promises in this area.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C0NR00559B
Article type
Review Article
Submitted
03 Aug 2010
Accepted
20 Oct 2010
First published
16 Dec 2010

Nanoscale, 2011,3, 777-791

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Small-sized silicon nanoparticles: new nanolights and nanocatalysts

Z. Kang, Y. Liu and S. Lee, Nanoscale, 2011, 3, 777 DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00559B

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