Solution reduction synthesis of surface stabilized silicon nanoparticles

Richard K Baldwin; Katherine A Pettigrew; Eva Ratai; Matthew P Augustine; Susan M Kauzlarich

doi:10.1039/b205301b

Solution reduction synthesis of surface stabilized silicon nanoparticles

Chem Commun (Camb). 2002 Sep 7:(17):1822-3. doi: 10.1039/b205301b.

Authors

Richard K Baldwin¹, Katherine A Pettigrew, Eva Ratai, Matthew P Augustine, Susan M Kauzlarich

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA.

PMID: 12271626
DOI: 10.1039/b205301b

Abstract

This paper describes the preparation of air and moisture stable octanol derivatized crystalline silicon nanoparticles by room temperature sodium naphthalenide reduction of silicon halides.