Abstract
The unique ability of nonthermal plasmas to form high-quality nanocrystals (NCs) of covalently bonded semiconductors, including the group IV elements silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge), has been extensively demonstrated over the past few years. Recently, plasma processing was also extended to the surface functionalization of NCs, imparting further functionalities to plasma-produced NCs such as solution-processability or the passivation of electronic surface states. This paper focuses on the synthesis and surface functionalization of Si- and Ge-NCs, and on their application in luminescent and photovoltaic devices.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1901-1908 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Pure and Applied Chemistry |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under awards CMMI-0556163 and CBET-0500332, IGERT grant DGE-0114372, and NIRT grant CBET-0506672. Partial support was provided by the MRSEC Program of the National Science Foundation under award number DMR-0212302 and by the Initiative for Renewable Energy and the Environment under grant LG-C5-2005.
Keywords
- Group IV elements
- Nanocrystals
- Nonthermal plasmas
- Passivation
- Photovoltaics
- Quantum dots
- Solution-processability