Silicon quantum dots: surface matters

K Dohnalová, T Gregorkiewicz… - Journal of Physics …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
Silicon quantum dots (SiQDs) hold great promise for many future technologies. Silicon is
already at the core of photovoltaics and microelectronics, and SiQDs are capable of efficient …

Recent advances in optical properties and applications of colloidal quantum dots under two-photon excitation

R Gui, H **, Z Wang, L Tan - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
During the past two decades, great effort has been dedicated to two-photon excited colloidal
quantum dots (QDs) because of their unique optical properties and significant applications …

Step-like enhancement of luminescence quantum yield of silicon nanocrystals

D Timmerman, J Valenta, K Dohnalová… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Carrier multiplication by generation of two or more electron–hole pairs following the
absorption of a single photon may lead to improved photovoltaic efficiencies and has been …

Brightly luminescent organically capped silicon nanocrystals fabricated at room temperature and atmospheric pressure

K Kusová, O Cibulka, K Dohnalová, I Pelant… - ACS …, 2010 - ACS Publications
Silicon nanocrystals are an extensively studied light-emitting material due to their inherent
biocompatibility and compatibility with silicon-based technology. Although they might seem …

Evolution of the ultrafast photoluminescence of colloidal silicon nanocrystals with changing surface chemistry

Z Yang, GB De los Reyes, LV Titova, I Sychugov… - Acs …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The role of surface species in the optical properties of silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs) is the
subject of intense debate. Changes in photoluminescence (PL) energy following …

Determination of absolute quantum yields of luminescing nanomaterials over a broad spectral range: from the integrating sphere theory to the correct methodology

J Valenta - Nanoscience Methods, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Determination of fluorescence or photo-and electro-luminescence quantum yield (QY) is of
increasing importance for standardization of novel light-emitting materials like …

Strained interface defects in silicon nanocrystals

BG Lee, D Hiller, JW Luo, OE Semonin… - Advanced Functional …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
The surface of silicon nanocrystals embedded in an oxide matrix can contain numerous
interface defects. These defects strongly affect the nanocrystals' photoluminescence …

Radiative exciton recombination and defect luminescence observed in single silicon nanocrystals

T Schmidt, AI Chizhik, AM Chizhik, K Potrick… - Physical Review B …, 2012 - APS
The role of quantum confinement (QC) and surface-related defect centers (DCs) on the
photoluminescence (PL) of individual silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) is investigated using …

Non-exponential decay kinetics: correct assessment and description illustrated by slow luminescence of Si nanostructures

M Greben, P Khoroshyy, I Sychugov… - Applied Spectroscopy …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The treatment of time-resolved (TR) photoluminescence (PL) decay kinetics is analysed in
details and illustrated by experiments on semiconductor quantum dots, namely silicon …

White-emitting oxidized silicon nanocrystals: Discontinuity in spectral development with reducing size

K Dohnalová, L Ondič, K Kůsová, I Pelant… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
Small oxidized silicon nanocrystals of average sizes below 3.5 nm are prepared using
modified electrochemical etching of a silicon wafer. Modifications introduced in the etching …