Long-lived luminescence of silicon nanocrystals: from principles to applications

Size-Dependent Photoluminescence Efficiency of Silicon Nanocrystal Quantum Dots

(2017) Yixuan Yu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Phosphorus Pentachloride Initiated Functionalization of Silicon Nanocrystals

(2017) Muhammad Amirul Islam et al.   LANGMUIR

Highly efficient luminescent solar concentrators based on earth-abundant indirect-bandgap silicon quantum dots

(2017) Francesco Meinardi et al.   Nature Photonics

Origin of stretched-exponential photoluminescence relaxation in size-separated silicon nanocrystals

(2017) Samuel L. Brown et al.   AIP Advances

Revisiting an Ongoing Debate: What Role Do Surface Groups Play in Silicon Nanocrystal Photoluminescence?

(2017) Regina Sinelnikov et al.   ACS Photonics

Time-Gated Imaging on Live Cancer Cells Using Silicon Quantum Dot Nanoparticles with Long-Lived Fluorescence

(2017) Chang-Ching Tu et al.   ACS Photonics

Bright Long-Lived Luminescence of Silicon Nanocrystals Sensitized by Two-Photon Absorbing Antenna

(2017) Luca Ravotto et al.   Chem

Origin of asymmetric broadening of Raman peak profiles in Si nanocrystals

(2017) Yukun Gao et al.   Scientific Reports

Silicon Quantum Dot Nanoparticles with Antifouling Coatings for Immunostaining on Live Cancer Cells

(2016) Chang-Ching Tu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Silicon Nanoparticles with Surface Nitrogen: 90% Quantum Yield with Narrow Luminescence Bandwidth and the Ligand Structure Based Energy Law

(2016) Qi Li et al.   ACS Nano

Overcoming Autofluorescence: Long-Lifetime Infrared Nanoparticles for Time-Gated In Vivo Imaging

(2016) Blanca del Rosal et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ratiometric two-photon excited photoluminescence of quantum dots triggered by near-infrared-light for real-time detection of nitric oxide release in situ

(2016) Hui Jin et al.   ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA

Nonthermal Plasma Synthesis of Nanocrystals: Fundamental Principles, Materials, and Applications

(2016) Uwe R. Kortshagen et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Synthesis and Properties of Luminescent Silicon Nanocrystal/Silica Aerogel Hybrid Materials

(2016) Maryam Aghajamali et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

From Hydrogen Silsesquioxane to Functionalized Silicon Nanocrystals

(2016) Rhett J. Clark et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Photoinduced Electron-Transfer Quenching of Luminescent Silicon Nanocrystals as a Way To Estimate the Position of the Conduction and Valence Bands by Marcus Theory

(2016) Antonino Arrigo et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Mapping of Defects in Individual Silicon Nanocrystals Using Real-Space Spectroscopy

(2016) Dmitry A. Kislitsyn et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Size-Dependence of Acceptor and Donor Levels of Boron and Phosphorus Codoped Colloidal Silicon Nanocrystals

(2016) Yusuke Hori et al.   NANO LETTERS

Quasi-Direct Optical Transitions in Silicon Nanocrystals with Intensity Exceeding the Bulk

(2016) Benjamin G. Lee et al.   NANO LETTERS

Silicon nanocrystal-noble metal hybrid nanoparticles

(2016) H. Sugimoto et al.   Nanoscale

Doping silicon nanocrystals and quantum dots

(2016) Brittany L. Oliva-Chatelain et al.   Nanoscale

Functional double-shelled silicon nanocrystals for two-photon fluorescence cell imaging: spectral evolution and tuning

(2016) Sourov Chandra et al.   Nanoscale

Photoluminescence through in-gap states in phenylacetylene functionalized silicon nanocrystals

(2016) Arzu Angı et al.   Nanoscale

Detection of nitroaromatics in the solid, solution, and vapor phases using silicon quantum dot sensors

(2016) An Nguyen et al.   NANOTECHNOLOGY

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

(2016) Mari Miyano et al.   PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Efficient silicon quantum dots light emitting diodes with an inverted device structure

(2016) Li Yao et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Silicon nanocrystals for the development of sensing platforms

(2016) Christina M. Gonzalez et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Cationic Silicon Nanocrystals with Colloidal Stability, pH-Independent Positive Surface Charge and Size Tunable Photoluminescence in the Near-Infrared to Red Spectral Range

(2016) Kenneth K. Chen et al.   Advanced Science

Silicon Nanocrystals: It's Simply a Matter of Size

(2016) Wei Sun et al.   ChemNanoMat

High Efficiency Hybrid Solar Cells Using Nanocrystalline Si Quantum Dots and Si Nanowires

(2015) Mrinal Dutta et al.   ACS Nano

Gated Luminescence Imaging of Silicon Nanoparticles

(2015) Jinmyoung Joo et al.   ACS Nano

Near-Unity Internal Quantum Efficiency of Luminescent Silicon Nanocrystals with Ligand Passivation

(2015) Fatemeh Sangghaleh et al.   ACS Nano

Silicon Nanocrystals and Silicon-Polymer Hybrids: Synthesis, Surface Engineering, and Applications

(2015) Mita Dasog et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Nanodiamonds and silicon quantum dots: ultrastable and biocompatible luminescent nanoprobes for long-term bioimaging

(2015) M. Montalti et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Influence of Halides on the Optical Properties of Silicon Quantum Dots

(2015) Mita Dasog et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Photoinduced Processes between Pyrene-Functionalized Silicon Nanocrystals and Carbon Allotropes

(2015) Raffaello Mazzaro et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Light-harvesting antennae based on photoactive silicon nanocrystals functionalized with porphyrin chromophores

(2015) Andrea Fermi et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Magnetite (Fe3O4)-filled carbon nanofibers as electro-conducting/superparamagnetic nanohybrids and their multifunctional polymer composites

(2015) Arindam Das et al.   JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH

Surfactant-Induced Modulation of Nanometal Surface Energy Transfer from Silicon Quantum Dots to Silver Nanoparticles

(2015) Roopali Prajapati et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Conversion from Red to Blue Photoluminescence in Alcohol Dispersions of Alkyl-Capped Silicon Nanoparticles: Insight into the Origins of Visible Photoluminescence in Colloidal Nanocrystalline Silicon

(2015) William J. I. DeBenedetti et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Optical Emission of Statistical Distributions of Silicon Quantum Dots

(2015) A. S. Barnard et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Micelle-Encapsulated Quantum Dot-Porphyrin Assemblies as in Vivo Two-Photon Oxygen Sensors

(2015) Christopher M. Lemon et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Bandgap Tuning of Silicon Quantum Dots by Surface Functionalization with Conjugated Organic Groups

(2015) Tianlei Zhou et al.   NANO LETTERS

Charge transfer state emission dynamics in blue-emitting functionalized silicon nanocrystals

(2015) Glenda B. De los Reyes et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Carrier multiplication in silicon nanocrystals: ab initio results

(2015) Ivan Marri et al.   Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology

Accurate determination of the size distribution of Si nanocrystals from PL spectra

(2015) Xuguang Jia et al.   RSC Advances

A New Silicon Phase with Direct Band Gap and Novel Optoelectronic Properties

(2015) Yaguang Guo et al.   Scientific Reports

Tunability Limit of Photoluminescence in Colloidal Silicon Nanocrystals

(2015) Xiaoming Wen et al.   Scientific Reports

Synthesis of Carbohydrate Capped Silicon Nanoparticles and their Reduced Cytotoxicity, In Vivo Toxicity, and Cellular Uptake

(2015) Jayshree H. Ahire et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Light-harvesting antennae based on photoactive silicon nanocrystals functionalized with porphyrin chromophores

(2015) Andrea Fermi et al.   FARADAY DISCUSSIONS

Ultrafast optical spectroscopy of surface-modified silicon quantum dots: unraveling the underlying mechanism of the ultrabright and color-tunable photoluminescence

(2015) Lei Wang et al.   Light-Science & Applications

Plasmon-Enhanced Emission Rate of Silicon Nanocrystals in Gold Nanorod Composites

(2015) Hiroshi Sugimoto et al.   ACS Photonics

Comment on “Ultrafast Photoluminescence in Quantum-Confined Silicon Nanocrystals Arises from an Amorphous Surface Layer”

(2015) Kateřina Kůsová et al.   ACS Photonics

Evolution of the Ultrafast Photoluminescence of Colloidal Silicon Nanocrystals with Changing Surface Chemistry

(2015) Zhenyu Yang et al.   ACS Photonics

Photo-Triggered Click Chemistry for Biological Applications

(2015) András Herner et al.   Topics in Current Chemistry

Solution Synthesis, Optical Properties, and Bioimaging Applications of Silicon Nanocrystals

(2014) Benjamin F. P. McVey et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Silicon Nanomaterials Platform for Bioimaging, Biosensing, and Cancer Therapy

(2014) Fei Peng et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Highly Colloidally Stable Hyperbranched Polyglycerol Grafted Red Fluorescent Silicon Nanoparticle as Bioimaging Probe

(2014) Pradip Das et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Size vs Surface: Tuning the Photoluminescence of Freestanding Silicon Nanocrystals Across the Visible Spectrum via Surface Groups

(2014) Mita Dasog et al.   ACS Nano

Switching-On Quantum Size Effects in Silicon Nanocrystals

(2014) Wei Sun et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

UV and air stability of high-efficiency photoluminescent silicon nanocrystals

(2014) Jihua Yang et al.   APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE

Diazonium Salts as Grafting Agents and Efficient Radical-Hydrosilylation Initiators for Freestanding Photoluminescent Silicon Nanocrystals

(2014) Ignaz M. D. Höhlein et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

High Quantum Yield Dual Emission from Gas-Phase Grown Crystalline Si Nanoparticles

(2014) A. M. P. Botas et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Do Excited Silicon–Oxygen Double Bonds Emit Light?

(2014) Yinan Shu et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Size-Dependent Chemical Reactivity of Silicon Nanocrystals with Water and Oxygen

(2014) Melanie L. Mastronardi et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Silicon Nanocrystals Functionalized with Pyrene Units: Efficient Light-Harvesting Antennae with Bright Near-Infrared Emission

(2014) Mirko Locritani et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Chloride Surface Terminated Silicon Nanocrystal Mediated Synthesis of Poly(3-hexylthiophene)

(2014) Muhammad Amirul Islam et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Non-wettable, Oxidation-Stable, Brightly Luminescent, Perfluorodecyl-Capped Silicon Nanocrystal Film

(2014) Chenxi Qian et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Detection of high-energy compounds using photoluminescent silicon nanocrystal paper based sensors

(2014) Christina M. Gonzalez et al.   Nanoscale

A complex study of the fast blue luminescence of oxidized silicon nanocrystals: the role of the core

(2014) Lukáš Ondič et al.   Nanoscale

Silicon nanostructures for photonics and photovoltaics

(2014) Francesco Priolo et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Large-area luminescent solar concentrators based on ‘Stokes-shift-engineered’ nanocrystals in a mass-polymerized PMMA matrix

(2014) Francesco Meinardi et al.   Nature Photonics

Tailoring the optical gap of silicon quantum dots without changing their size

(2014) Huashan Li et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Shape dependence of the band gaps in luminescent silicon quantum dots

(2014) Hugh F. Wilson et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Dual-emission of silicon quantum dots modified by 9-ethylanthracene

(2014) Guan Wang et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Ultrafast Photoluminescence in Quantum-Confined Silicon Nanocrystals Arises from an Amorphous Surface Layer

(2014) Daniel C. Hannah et al.   ACS Photonics

Quantum confinement in Si and Ge nanostructures: Theory and experiment

(2014) Eric G. Barbagiovanni et al.   Applied Physics Reviews

Chemical Insight into the Origin of Red and Blue Photoluminescence Arising from Freestanding Silicon Nanocrystals

(2013) Mita Dasog et al.   ACS Nano

Assessing Clinical Prospects of Silicon Quantum Dots: Studies in Mice and Monkeys

(2013) Jianwei Liu et al.   ACS Nano

A Label-Free Silicon Quantum Dots-Based Photoluminescence Sensor for Ultrasensitive Detection of Pesticides

(2013) Yinhui Yi et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Structure–Properties Correlation in Si Nanoparticles by Total Scattering and Computer Simulations

(2013) Valeri Petkov et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Illuminating Silicon Surface Hydrosilylation: An Unexpected Plurality of Mechanisms

(2013) Jillian M. Buriak   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Aqueous red-emitting silicon nanoparticles for cellular imaging: Consequences of protecting against surface passivation by hydroxide and water for stable red emission

(2013) Sheng-Kuei Chiu et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Large-Scale Aqueous Synthesis of Fluorescent and Biocompatible Silicon Nanoparticles and Their Use as Highly Photostable Biological Probes

(2013) Yiling Zhong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Looking Inside a Working SiLED

(2013) Florian Maier-Flaig et al.   NANO LETTERS

Doping and Quantum Confinement Effects in Single Si Nanocrystals Observed by Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy

(2013) O. Wolf et al.   NANO LETTERS

Interview: Nanosilicon for nanomedicine: a step towards biodegradable electronic implants?

(2013) Leigh Canham   Nanomedicine

Cytotoxicity of surface-functionalized silicon and germanium nanoparticles: the dominant role of surface charges

(2013) Sourav Bhattacharjee et al.   Nanoscale

Silicon Quantum Dots for Biological Applications

(2013) Shanmugavel Chinnathambi et al.   Advanced Healthcare Materials

Facile synthesis of highly fluorescent gelatin/Si nanocrystals composite thin films for optical detection of amines in water

(2013) Li Shi et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Surface brightens up Si quantum dots: direct bandgap-like size-tunable emission

(2013) Kateřina Dohnalová et al.   Light-Science & Applications

Small Silicon, Big Opportunities: The Development and Future of Colloidally-Stable Monodisperse Silicon Nanocrystals

(2012) Melanie L. Mastronardi et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Graphene-Supported High-Resolution TEM and STEM Imaging of Silicon Nanocrystals and their Capping Ligands

(2012) Matthew G. Panthani et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

On the Origin of Photoluminescence in Silicon Nanocrystals: Pressure-Dependent Structural and Optical Studies

(2012) Daniel C. Hannah et al.   NANO LETTERS

Direct generation of multiple excitons in adjacent silicon nanocrystals revealed by induced absorption

(2012) M. Tuan Trinh et al.   Nature Photonics

Emergence of colloidal quantum-dot light-emitting technologies

(2012) Yasuhiro Shirasaki et al.   Nature Photonics

Fundamental temperature-dependent properties of the Si nanocrystal band gap

(2012) A. M. Hartel et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Microscopic Origin of the Fast Blue-Green Luminescence of Chemically Synthesized Non-oxidized Silicon Quantum Dots

(2012) Kateřina Dohnalová et al.   Small

Silicon Nanocrystal OLEDs: Effect of Organic Capping Group on Performance

(2012) Melanie L. Mastronardi et al.   Small

Bioconjugation of Luminescent Silicon Quantum Dots for Selective Uptake by Cancer Cells

(2011) Folarin Erogbogbo et al.   BIOCONJUGATE CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of Ligand-Stabilized Silicon Nanocrystals with Size-Dependent Photoluminescence Spanning Visible to Near-Infrared Wavelengths

(2011) Colin M. Hessel et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Biocompatible CdSe quantum dot-based photosensitizer under two-photon excitation for photodynamic therapy

(2011) Zu-De Qi et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY

Silicon Nanocrystals Produced by Nanosecond Laser Ablation in an Organic Liquid

(2011) Kamal Abderrafi et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

One-Pot Microwave Synthesis of Water-Dispersible, Ultraphoto- and pH-Stable, and Highly Fluorescent Silicon Quantum Dots

(2011) Yao He et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Size-Dependent Absolute Quantum Yields for Size-Separated Colloidally-Stable Silicon Nanocrystals

(2011) Melanie L. Mastronardi et al.   NANO LETTERS

High-Efficiency Silicon Nanocrystal Light-Emitting Devices

(2011) Kai-Yuan Cheng et al.   NANO LETTERS

Visible Colloidal Nanocrystal Silicon Light-Emitting Diode

(2011) Daniel P. Puzzo et al.   NANO LETTERS

Step-like enhancement of luminescence quantum yield of silicon nanocrystals

(2011) D. Timmerman et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Surface passivated silicon nanocrystals with stable luminescence synthesized by femtosecond laser ablation in solution

(2011) Dezhi Tan et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

PET Imaging and Biodistribution of Silicon Quantum Dots in Mice

(2011) Chuqiao Tu et al.   ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Thirty Years of Luminescent Solar Concentrator Research: Solar Energy for the Built Environment

(2011) Michael G. Debije et al.   Advanced Energy Materials

An Investigation into Near-UV Hydrosilylation of Freestanding Silicon Nanocrystals

(2010) Joel A. Kelly et al.   ACS Nano

In Vivo Targeted Cancer Imaging, Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping and Multi-Channel Imaging with Biocompatible Silicon Nanocrystals

(2010) Folarin Erogbogbo et al.   ACS Nano

Freestanding spherical silicon nanocrystals: A model system for studying confined excitons

(2010) B. Goller et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Sol–gel precursors for group 14 nanocrystals

(2010) Joel A. Kelly et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Paramagnetic, Silicon Quantum Dots for Magnetic Resonance and Two-Photon Imaging of Macrophages

(2010) Chuqiao Tu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Exploration of Organic Acid Chain Length on Water-Soluble Silicon Quantum Dot Surfaces

(2010) Rhett J. Clark et al.   LANGMUIR

Hybrid Silicon Nanocrystal−Organic Light-Emitting Devices for Infrared Electroluminescence

(2010) Kai-Yuan Cheng et al.   NANO LETTERS

CdSe Quantum Dots for Two-Photon Fluorescence Thermal Imaging

(2010) Laura Martinez Maestro et al.   NANO LETTERS

Small-sized silicon nanoparticles: new nanolights and nanocatalysts

(2010) Zhenhui Kang et al.   Nanoscale

Red spectral shift and enhanced quantum efficiency in phonon-free photoluminescence from silicon nanocrystals

(2010) W. D. A. M. de Boer et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Alkyl Passivation and Amphiphilic Polymer Coating of Silicon Nanocrystals for Diagnostic Imaging

(2010) Colin M. Hessel et al.   Small

Semiconductor Nanocrystals: Structure, Properties, and Band Gap Engineering

(2009) Andrew M. Smith et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Luminescent Colloidal Dispersion of Silicon Quantum Dots from Microwave Plasma Synthesis: Exploring the Photoluminescence Behavior Across the Visible Spectrum

(2009) Anoop Gupta et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Two-Photon Absorption and the Design of Two-Photon Dyes

(2009) Miłosz Pawlicki et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Optical gain at the F-band of oxidized silicon nanocrystals

(2009) K Dohnalová et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS

Chemical Reactions on Surface Molecules Attached to Silicon Quantum Dots

(2009) Amane Shiohara et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Photoluminescence quantum yields of amorphous and crystalline silicon nanoparticles

(2009) Rebecca Anthony et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Colloidal Synthesis of Silicon Nanocrystals Via Inverse Micelles Microemulsion

(2009) Geok Bee Teh et al.   ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIKALISCHE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY & CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Biocompatible Luminescent Silicon Quantum Dots for Imaging of Cancer Cells

(2008) Folarin Erogbogbo et al.   ACS Nano

Enhanced Two-Photon Absorption of Organic Chromophores: Theoretical and Experimental Assessments

(2008) Francesca Terenziani et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Water-Soluble Silicon Quantum Dots with Wavelength-Tunable Photoluminescence

(2008) Zhenhui Kang et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Ultrastable, Highly Fluorescent, and Water-Dispersed Silicon-Based Nanospheres as Cellular Probes

(2008) Yao He et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Electron−Phonon Coupling and Localization of Excitons in Single Silicon Nanocrystals

(2008) Jörg Martin et al.   NANO LETTERS

Two- and Three-Photon Absorption and Frequency Upconverted Emission of Silicon Quantum Dots

(2008) Guang S. He et al.   NANO LETTERS

On the origin of the fast photoluminescence band in small silicon nanoparticles

(2008) J Valenta et al.   NEW JOURNAL OF PHYSICS

Size-Dependent Intrinsic Radiative Decay Rates of Silicon Nanocrystals at Large Confinement Energies

(2008) Milan Sykora et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Alkyl-Functionalized Oxide-Free Silicon Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Optical Properties

(2008) Milena Rosso-Vasic et al.   Small