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Synthesis of Monolayer-Capped GaAs Nanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Jin Luo
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902.
Lingyan Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902.
Li Han
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902.
Mathew M. Maye
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902.
Jian Q. Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, SUNY-Binghamton;
Eric I. Altman
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520
Chuan-Jian Zhong*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, State University of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, Binghamton, New York 13902.
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Abstract

This paper reports the preliminary results of an investigation of the synthesis of monolayer-capped GaAs nanoparticles using different surface capping molecules. Our approach focuses on the surface encapsulation using alkanethiolates. The organic shell can effectively block the aggregation during nanoparticle synthesis, providing molecular-level control of the core-shell structure. The results have demonstrated the effect of surface alkanethiolate modification on the interparticle spatial properties and particle sizes, which upon further refinement could lead to the ability in controlling the size of GaAs nanoparticles.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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