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US 2014/0235884 A1Published application
Method of preparing silicon nanocrystals
AssigneeThe Governors of the University of Alberta
InventorsJonathan G.C. Veinot, Mita Dasog
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Abstract
The present application includes a method of preparing silicon nanocrystals (Si-NCs) comprising combining silica particles with magnesium and heating said combination under conditions to form Si-NCs, wherein the silica particles are obtained using sol gel chemistry.
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A method of preparing silicon nanocrystals (Si-NCs), the method comprising:
- (a) combining silica particles with magnesium;
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- (b) heating the combination in step (a) under conditions to form Si-NCs,
- wherein the silica particles are obtained using sol gel chemistry.
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