Journal
SMALL
Volume 8, Issue 20, Pages 3185-3191Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/smll.201200477
Keywords
silicon quantum dots; wet chemical synthesis; single-dot spectroscopy; photoluminescence
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- Dutch Stichting voor Fundamenteel Onderzoek der Materie (FOM)
- Dutch Polymer Institute [681]
- Charles University through PRVOUK [P45]
- EC [245977]
- Czech Science Foundation [P208/12/G016]
- Praemium Academie Award
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The microscopic origin of the bright nanosecond blue-green photoluminescence (PL), frequently reported for synthesized organically terminated Si quantum dots (Si-QDs), has not been fully resolved, hampering potential applications of this interesting material. Here a comprehensive study of the PL from alkyl-terminated Si-QDs of 23 nm size, prepared by wet chemical synthesis is reported. Results obtained on the ensemble and those from the single nano-object level are compared, and they provide conclusive evidence that efficient and tunable emission arises due to radiative recombination of electronhole pairs confined in the Si-QDs. This understanding paves the way towards applications of chemical synthesis for the development of Si-QDs with tunable sizes and bandgaps.
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