Silicon nanocrystals (Si‐NCs) are emerging as an attractive class of quantum dots owing to
the natural abundance of silicon in the Earth's crust, their low toxicity compared to many …

We report the bulk preparation of nanocrystalline Si−SiO 2 (nc-Si/SiO 2 ) composites via
straightforward reductive thermal annealing of a well-defined molecular precursor, hydrogen …

The syntheses of colloidal silicon nanocrystals (Si-NCs) with dimensions in the 3–4 nm size
regime as well as effective methodologies for their functionalization with alkyl, amine, …

Silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) are attractive functional materials. They are compatible with
standard electronics and communications platforms and are biocompatible. Numerous …

Small molecule and polymer organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) show promise of
revolutionizing display technologies. Hence, these devices and the materials that render them …

The evaluation of engineered nanomaterial safety has been hindered by conflicting reports
demonstrating differential degrees of toxicity with the same nanoparticles. The unique …

Freestanding silicon nanoparticles (FS-nc-Si) have intriguing chemical and optical properties.
The present contribution outlines known synthetic methodologies and protocols for surface …

Although it is frequently hypothesized that surface (like surface charge) and physical
characteristics (like particle size) play important roles in cellular interactions of nanoparticles (NPs), …

Functional light conversion layers containing active fluorescent materials are necessary
components in many devices. The most straightforward example would be the common white …

Spectrally resolved photoluminescence (PL) decays were measured for samples of colloidal,
ligand-passivated silicon nanocrystals. These samples have PL emission energies with …