title: Excellent photocatalysis of HF-treated silicon nanowires.
abstract: HF-treated silicon nanowires exhibited excellent photocatalysis, which were even better than some noble metal-modified ones, such as palladium, gold, silver, and rhodium. This phenomenon was critical in the application of silicon-related materials as they are normally employed as a catalyst carrier. These HF-treated silicon nanowires were also stable in solution over 1 week; consequently, a possible explanation for the stability was proposed.
authors.affiliation: Functional Nano & Soft Materials Laboratory (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, PR China. mwshao@suda.edu.cn
authors.forename: Mingwang
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Xiaohong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dorthy Duo Duo
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Shuit-Tong
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Lee