title: Plant-derived fluorescent silicon nanoparticles featuring excitation wavelength-dependent fluorescence spectra for anti-counterfeiting applications.
abstract: By using gramineae plants as natural and accessible reaction precursors, we herein introduce a green synthetic strategy, which is efficacious for the facile production of crystalline, excitation-wavelength-dependent fluorescent and small-sized silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs). We further explore the prepared SiNPs as a novel kind of fluorescent label for anti-counterfeiting applications.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. yaohe@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yanyan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. yaohe@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yiling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. yaohe@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Binbin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. yaohe@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. yaohe@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. yaohe@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Sicong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. yaohe@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yuanyuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. yaohe@suda.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
mesh_terms: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry*; D055772:Green Chemistry Technology; D008872:Microwaves; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D006109:Poaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D017640:Silicates / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012825:Silicon / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D017640:Silicates; D012825:Silicon