@article{7407,
  author = {B. N. Jariwala and N. J. Kramer and M. C. Petcu and D. C. Bobela and M. C. M. van de Sanden and P. Stradins and C. V. Ciobanu and S. Agarwal},
  title = {Surface Hydride Composition of Plasma-Synthesized Si Nanoparticles},
  abstract = {We have determined the surface hydride composition of amorphous and crystalline Si nanoparticles (NPs) (3-5 nm) synthesized in a low-temperature SiH(4)/Ar plasma using in situ attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and H(2) thermal effusion measurements. With increasing power to the plasma source, the particles transition from amorphous to crystalline with a corresponding increase in the fraction of SiH species on the surface. The surface hydride composition indicates that Si NPs synthesized at higher plasma powers crystallin in the gas-phase due to a greater degree of plasma-induced heating, which enhances the desorption rates for SiH(2) and SiH(3). Furthermore, these Si NPs do not contain any detectable H in the bulk.},
  year = {2011},
  journal = {Journal of Physical Chemistry C},
  volume = {115},
  pages = {20375-20379},
  month = {Oct},
  isbn = {1932-7447},
  doi = {10.1021/jp2028005},
  language = {English},
}