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Spring 2017
Silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs) have been explored as active materials in a variety of prototype applications including photovoltaics, electronics, photonics, and sensors based on their optical and electronic properties. Using SiNCs are appealing because their source material (i.e., silicon) is...
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Spring 2019
Silicon nanocrystals (SiNCs) are a biocompatible and elemental abundant sub-class of quantum dots. Since SiNCs were prepared, many efforts have been made to get a tunable size and rich surface chemistry that greatly expanded their applications from electronic devices to target treatments. Among...
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Fall 2024
Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs) are used in catalysis, drug delivery, controlled drug release, imaging and biosensing applications due to their stability, high pore volumes, large surface area and non-toxicity. Although MSNPs have many advantages in biological applications, they lack...
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Fall 2022
Silicon nanoparticles have sparked researchers’ interest as a biologically compatible and abundant quantum dot alternative. Doped silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) offer unique optical and electronic properties that are not observed for intrinsic Si. These advantageous properties can be applied...
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Fall 2022
Throughout this thesis, methods for tailoring nanoparticles are broadly discussed and demonstrated experimentally. The main objective of this work was to help bridge the gap between fundamental materials science and global concerns by contributing to the development of functional nanomaterial...
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Synthesis, Surface Functionalization of Germanium Nanoparticles, and Their Application in Polymer Hybrid Solar Cells
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Germanium nanoparticles (GeNPs) have immense potential in various applications, such as opto-electronics, batteries, bioimaging, etc. Germanium has a small band gap (0.67 eV in bulk), large exciton Bohr radius (~24 nm), high absorption coefficient (ca. 2.0 × 105 cm 1 at 2 eV), and high carrier...
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Synthesis of High-Entropy Alloy Nanoparticles and Compounds Using Germanium-Based Nanostructures
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High-entropy alloy nanoparticles and compounds exhibit significant potential in various emerging energy storage and conversion fields due to their compositional flexibility for precise tuning of desired functionalities. The research described in this thesis aims to explore germanium-based...
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Synthesis and Properties of Graphyne Model Compounds and an Electrochemical Study of Substituted Pentacenes
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The work described in this thesis focuses on two central topics: (1) the synthesis of carbon-rich macrocycles as model compounds of the carbon allotrope graphyne and the study of their electronic properties, and (2) the electrochemical investigation of the properties of substituted pentacene...
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Spring 2012
Group 14 semiconductor nanocrystals exhibit size-dependent optoelectronic properties through the influence of quantum size effects, notably intense photoluminescence (PL). A crucial step toward the realization of their technological potential is the development of effective methods to control the...
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Silicon Nanoparticles from the Inside Out: Exploring the Internal Structure of Silicon Nanoparticles and Its Impact on Their Photoluminescence
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Silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) have garnered significant attention as a biologically compatible alternative to traditional quantum dots. SiNPs are well suited for a wide range of applications due to their photoluminescence (PL) and chemical properties. These advantageous properties can be...