Journal
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
Volume 118, Issue 34, Pages 19995-20001Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jp5053024
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- Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA)
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [ANN 107580]
- European Union
- State of Hungary
- European Social Fund [TAMOP-4.2.4.A/2-11/1-2012-0001]
- Hungarian Scientific Fund (OTKA) project [K101819, K106114]
- Lendulet programme of Hungarian Academy of Sciences
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Silicon carbide quantum dots in the size range of 1-10 nm are in the center of interest with unique properties that makes them very promising biomarkers. A central requirement for this application is the control over the complex structure of the surface to enable further surface functionalization processes, which are crucial for drug delivery. In this paper, a temperature-dependent infrared and photoluminescence spectroscopy study, combined with ab initio modeling, is presented in order to reveal the chemical transformations of the surface termination groups. We found that at temperatures above 370 K, acid anhydride groups form by condensation of water between neighboring carboxyl groups. The presence of the anhydride groups reveals the proximity of the carboxyl groups and represents a new possibility of selective engineering of new hybrid materials involving silicon carbide quantum dots.
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