Photophysical properties of luminescent silicon nanoparticles surface-modified with organic molecules via hydrosilylation

Autor: Seiichi Watanabe, Yasuchika Hasegawa, Junya Ishioka, Yuichi Kitagawa, Mari Miyano, Akira Kawashima, Satoshi Wada, Ayako Nakajima, Takayuki Nakanishi, Tamaki Shibayama
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Photochemicalphotobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology. 15(1)
ISSN: 1474-9092
Popis: Luminescent silicon nanoparticles have attracted considerable attention for their potential uses in various applications. Many approaches have been reported to protect the surface of silicon nanoparticles and prevent their easy oxidation. Various air-stable luminescent silicon nanoparticles have been successfully prepared. However, the effect of interactions of the π-electron system with the silicon surface on the excited state properties of silicon nanoparticles is unclear. In this study, we have successfully prepared silicon nanoparticles protected with three organic compounds (styrene, 1-decene, and 1-vinyl naphthalene) and have examined their photophysical properties. The ligand π-electron systems on the silicon surface promoted the light harvesting ability for the luminescence through a charge transfer transition between the protective molecules and silicon nanoparticles and also enhanced the radiative rate of the silicon nanoparticles.
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