Rainbow Nanowires

Rainbow Nanowires

Author: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Multicolored highly fluorescent silicon nanowires show potential in optoelectronic and biological applications because of their excellent aqueous dispersibility, strong photoluminescence, and high photostability.

The synthesis of fluorescent silicon nanowires by a one-pot, microwave-assisted strategy (see figure a) has been reported by collaborators from Soochow University and the City University of Hong Kong, both in China. These nanowires are decorated with red-, yellow, or green-emitting quantum dots (QDs), which makes them highly fluorescent (see figure b). The nanowires show excellent aqueous dispersibility, strong photoluminescence (quantum yield of ca. 30–35 %), and high photostability which are all important properties for long-term and real-time cellular imaging applications.

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