Preparation of highly stable and water-dispersible silicon quantum dots by using an organic peroxide

Jiechao Ge, Weimin Liu, Wenwen Zhao, Hongyan Zhang, Xiaoqing Zhuang, Minhuan Lan, Pengfei Wang, Hongqiang Li, Guangzhao Ran, Shuit-Tong Lee

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Abstract

Dot product: A facile method was used to prepare highly stable and water-dispersible silicon quantum dots (Si QDs) through organic peroxide-induced hydrosilylation. This method provides a new way to modify Si QDs with different hydrophilic or hydrophobic groups for cellular imaging applications, as demonstrated in the figure. Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12872-12876
JournalChemistry - A European Journal
Volume17
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Nov 2011

Research Keywords

  • bio-imaging
  • organic peroxides
  • quantum dots
  • silicon
  • water chemistry

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