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Langmuir. 2017 Sep 05;33(35):8757-8765. doi: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00358. Epub 2017 Apr 19.

Synthesis and Surface Functionalization of Hydride-Terminated Ge Nanocrystals Obtained from the Thermal Treatment of Ge(OH).

Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids

Morteza Javadi, Darren Picard, Regina Sinelnikov, Mary Alvean Narreto, Frank A Hegmann, Jonathan G C Veinot

Affiliations

  1. Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta , 11227 Saskatchewan Drive, Edmonton, Alberta Canada.
  2. Department of Physics, University of Alberta , Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada.

PMID: 28395510 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00358

Abstract

The synthesis of germanium nanocrystals (GeNCs) with well-defined surface chemistry is of considerable interest because of their potential applications in the optoelectronic, battery, and semiconductor industries. Modifying and tailoring GeNC surface chemistry provides an avenue by which reactivity, environmental compatibility (e.g., solubility, resistance to oxidation), and electronic properties may be tailored. Hydride-terminated GeNCs (H-GeNCs) are of particular interest because the reactivity of surface Ge-H bonds toward alkenes and alkynes via hydrogermylation affords the potential for convenient modification; however, these reactions and their scope have not been widely explored. This report describes a straightforward route for preparing a GeNC/GeO

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