title: Room temperature solution synthesis of alkyl-capped tetrahedral shaped silicon nanocrystals.
abstract: We report the room temperature solution synthesis of alkyl protected silicon nanocrystals. The nanocrystals are of unusually uniform tetrahedral morphology and of a limited size distribution. The nanocrystals were characterized by transmission and scanning electron microscopy as well as atomic force microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Richard K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Pettigrew
authors.forename: Jayne C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Garno
authors.forename: Phillip P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Power
authors.forename: Gang-yu
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kauzlarich