Photoluminescent silicon nanocrystals with chlorosilane surfaces-synthesis and reactivity

Ignaz M.D. Höhlein, Julian Kehrle, Tapas K. Purkait, Jonathan G.C. Veinot, Bernhard Rieger

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Abstract

We present a new efficient two-step method to covalently functionalize hydride terminated silicon nanocrystals with nucleophiles. First a reactive chlorosilane layer was formed via diazonium salt initiated hydrosilylation of chlorodimethyl(vinyl)silane which was then reacted with alcohols, silanols and organolithium reagents. With organolithium compounds a side reaction is observed in which a direct functionalization of the silicon surface takes place.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)914-918
Number of pages5
JournalNanoscale
Volume7
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 21 Jan 2015

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