Incorporation of N and O into the Shell of Silicon Nanoparticles Offers Tunable Photoluminescence for Imaging Uses

Romero, Juan José; Dell’Arciprete, María Laura; Rodríguez, Hernán B.; Gonik, Eduardo; Cacciari, Daniel; Moore, Ana L.; Gonzalez, Mónica C.

doi:10.1021/acsanm.2c01241

Incorporation of N and O into the Shell of Silicon Nanoparticles Offers Tunable Photoluminescence for Imaging Uses

Journal Article · 14 June 2022 · ACS Applied Nano Materials

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c01241· OSTI ID:1978291

Romero, Juan José ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[3]; Gonik, Eduardo ^[4]; Cacciari, Daniel ^[2]; ^[5]; ^[2]

YPF Tecnología (Y-TEC), Av. del Petroleo Argentino 900-1198, Berisso, Provincia de Buenos Aires B1923, Argentina
Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), CCT-La Plata-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 113 y 64, La Plata B1900, Argentina
Instituto de Química Física de los Materiales, Medio Ambiente y Energía (INQUIMAE, UBA/CONICET), Ciudad Universitaria Pab. II, Universidad de Buenos Aires, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina
Instituto de Investigaciones Fisicoquímicas Teóricas y Aplicadas (INIFTA), CCT-La Plata-CONICET, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calle 113 y 64, La Plata B1900, Argentina; INTECH, CONICET/ UNSAM, Av. Intendente Marino Km. 8.2, C.C 164, B7130IIWA Chascomús, Prov. Buenos Aires, Argentina
School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287-1604, United States

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Research Organization:: Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-03ER15393

OSTI ID:: 1978291

Journal Information:: ACS Applied Nano Materials, Vol. 5, Issue 6; ISSN 2574-0970

Publisher:: American Chemical Society (ACS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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