TY - GEN
T1 - Plasma synthesis of highly monodisperse Ge nanocrystals and self-assembly of dense nanocrystal layers
AU - Gresback, Ryan
AU - Holman, Zak
AU - Kortshagen, Uwe
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - Germanium nanocrystals have been synthesized using a low-pressure, nonthermal plasma approach. The nanocrystal size can be adjusted between 4-20 nm by varying the plasma parameters, and the size distribution is relatively narrow with standard deviations of 10-20% of the average crystal size. Stable colloidal solutions of the germanium crystals have been prepared by grafting organic alkene ligands onto the nanocrystal surfaces. When drop-cast from solution onto TEM grids, the nanocrystals form densely packed films.
AB - Germanium nanocrystals have been synthesized using a low-pressure, nonthermal plasma approach. The nanocrystal size can be adjusted between 4-20 nm by varying the plasma parameters, and the size distribution is relatively narrow with standard deviations of 10-20% of the average crystal size. Stable colloidal solutions of the germanium crystals have been prepared by grafting organic alkene ligands onto the nanocrystal surfaces. When drop-cast from solution onto TEM grids, the nanocrystals form densely packed films.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:41549167639
SN - 9781604234220
T3 - Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
SP - 58
EP - 63
BT - Solar Energy Conversion
T2 - 2006 MRS Fall Meeting
Y2 - 27 November 2006 through 1 December 2006
ER -