One-dimensional self-assembly of alkoxy-capped silicon nanoparticles.
We demonstrate here a novel method for self-assembling in dimensional alignment the alkoxy-capped silicon nanoparticles synthesized through a room-temperature chemical route. The alkoxy-capped silicon nanoparticles were prepared via a reduction of silicon tetrachloride with sodium-naphthalide and subsequent surface capsulation with 1-octanol monolayers. In the present method, a sublimation process, which was employed as a final purification process for removing the residual naphthalene, influenced significantly on the final morphology of the resultant nanoparticles. Scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) confirmed the spherical nanoparticles on a holey carbon grid after sublimation process, while only the fibril-like morphology just before sublimation process. In the former sample, the resultant particle size was measured by STEM to be about 9.5 nm +/- 3.4 nm. On the other hand, in the latter sample, the fibril-like structures were shaped by self-assembled silicon nanoparticles in dimensional alignment. The diameters and lengths of the fibril-like assemblies were approximately measured to be 10 to 20 nm and over 5 microm, respectively.
Shirahata
Naoto
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International Center for Young Scientists, National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
Nakanishi
Takashi
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Furumi
Seiichi
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Sakka
Yoshio
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D020003:1-Octanol / Q000737:chemistry; D017348:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Transmission; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*
D009281:Naphthalenes; C031721:naphthalene; D020003:1-Octanol; D012825:Silicon