title: Low-temperature solution route to macroscopic amounts of hydrogen terminated silicon nanoparticles.
abstract: A new solution route for preparing gram-scale, hydrogen terminated silicon nanoparticles is presented. Dimethoxyethane and diocytl ether have been used to prepare silicon nanoparticles via a solution reaction between sodium silicide and ammonium bromide. The reaction products are isolated as a clear yellow-orange solution and a dark black powder. Both the solution and the powder have been characterized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, One Shields Ave, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Doinita
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Neiner
authors.forename: Hsiang Wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kauzlarich