Identification of Surface Structures on 3C-SiC Nanocrystals with Hydrogen and Hydroxyl Bonding by Photoluminescence

Wu, X. L.; Xiong, S. J.; Zhu, J.; Wang, J.; Shen, J. C.; Chu, Paul K.

doi:10.1021/nl902226u

Identification of Surface Structures on 3C-SiC Nanocrystals with Hydrogen and Hydroxyl Bonding by Photoluminescence

SiC nanocrystals (NCs) exhibit unique surface chemistry and possess special properties. This provides the opportunity to design suitable surface structures by terminating the surface dangling bonds with different atoms thereby boding well for practical applications. In this article, we report the…