Synthesis and Ligand Exchange of Thiol-Capped Silicon Nanocrystals

Yixuan Yu; Clare E. Rowland; Richard D. Schaller; Brian A. Korgel

doi:10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01246

Synthesis and Ligand Exchange of Thiol-Capped Silicon Nanocrystals

Yixuan Yu, Clare E. Rowland, Richard D. Schaller, Brian A. Korgel

Northwestern University, Argonne National Laboratory

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Abstract

Hydride-terminated silicon (Si) nanocrystals were capped with dodecanethiol by a thermally promoted thiolation reaction. Under an inert atmosphere, the thiol-capped nanocrystals exhibit photoluminescence (PL) properties similar to those of alkene-capped Si nanocrystals, including size-tunable emission wavelength, relatively high quantum yields (>10%), and long radiative lifetimes (26-280 μs). X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed that the ligands attach to the nanocrystal surface via covalent Si-S bonds. The thiol-capping layer, however, readily undergoes hydrolysis and severe degradation in the presence of moisture. Dodecanethiol could be exchanged with dodecene by hydrosilylation for enhanced stability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	6886-6893
Number of pages	8
Journal	Langmuir
Volume	31
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01246
Publication status	Published - Jun 23 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Surfaces and Interfaces
Spectroscopy
Electrochemistry

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