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Nanoscale. 2015 Feb 14;7(6):2241-4. doi: 10.1039/c4nr05125d.

One-pot synthesis of functionalized germanium nanocrystals from a single source precursor.

Nanoscale

Tapas K Purkait, Anindya K Swarnakar, Glenda B De Los Reyes, Frank A Hegmann, Eric Rivard, Jonathan G C Veinot

Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2. [email protected] [email protected].

PMID: 25565561 DOI: 10.1039/c4nr05125d

Abstract

One-pot syntheses of surface functionalized germanium nanocrystals (GeNCs) based upon traditional hot injection and microwave-assisted heating of a Ge(II) dihydride single source precursor have been developed. The reported procedures offer in situ hydrogermylation-based covalent attachment of alkene/alkyne derived surface moieties that give access to hydrophobic or hydrophilic GeNCs.

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