Nonthermal plasmas have emerged as a viable synthesis technique for nanocrystal
materials. Inherently solvent and ligand-free, nonthermal plasmas offer the ability to …

As the most fundamental material for microelectronics, silicon (Si) has bourgeoned in the
past more than half a century. However, given the indirect bandgap of Si, the use of Si in …

Localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) enable tailoring of the optical response of
nanomaterials through their free carrier concentration, morphology, and dielectric …

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

Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) of doped Si nanocrystals (NCs) is critical to
the development of Si-based plasmonics. We now experimentally show that LSPR can be …

The utilization of silicon-based materials for thermoelectrics is studied with respect to the
synthesis and processing of doped silicon nanoparticles from gas phase plasma synthesis. It …

The ability to incorporate a dopant element into silicon nanocrystals (NC) and quantum dots
(QD) is one of the key technical challenges for the use of these materials in a number of …

Silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) can be challenging to prepare with defined size, crystallinity,
composition, and surface chemistry. As is the case for any nanomaterial, controlling these …

The do** of semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs), which is vital for the optimization of NC-
based devices, remains a significant challenge. While gas-phase plasma approaches have …

Size dependence of the boron (B) acceptor and phosphorus (P) donor levels of silicon (Si)
nanocrystals (NCs) measured from the vacuum level was obtained in a very wide size range …