Hydrogenated silicon nanoclusters with a permanent electric dipole moment for the controlled assembly of silicon-based nanostructures
dc.contributor.author | Jardali, Fatme | |
dc.contributor.author | Keary, Bryan P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Perrotin, Tatiana | |
dc.contributor.author | Silva, François | |
dc.contributor.author | Vanel, Jean-Charles | |
dc.contributor.author | Bonnassieux, Yvan | |
dc.contributor.author | Mazouffre, Stéphane | |
dc.contributor.author | Ruth, Albert A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Leulmi, Mohamed E. | |
dc.contributor.author | Vach, Holger | |
dc.contributor.funder | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | en |
dc.contributor.funder | Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development, Lebanon | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-25T12:39:03Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-11-25T12:39:03Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-11-16 | |
dc.date.updated | 2021-11-25T12:22:03Z | |
dc.description.abstract | While silicon nanoclusters have extensively been used for their outstanding properties for many decades, never before has their dipole moment been exploited for any application. Here, we have succeeded in producing hydrogenated silicon nanoclusters with a strong permanent electric dipole moment. This dipole moment allows us to use electric fields in order to orient and guide individual clusters. As a first example, we demonstrate the catalyst-free one-by-one self-assembly of one of the thinnest silicon nanowires yet observed. As a second example, we show that the simple presence of those nanoclusters on LaB6 cathodes leads to a 30-fold enhancement of the thermionic electron current density over pristine LaB6. Last but not least, the nanoclusters provide a protective layer against chemical and mechanical attack and largely prevent the evaporation of substrate materials, potentially increasing the operational lifetime of cathodes substantially. | en |
dc.description.sponsorship | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (Innovation Prematuration 2020 program); Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development (Scholarship) | en |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
dc.description.version | Accepted Version | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Jardali, F., Keary, B. P., Perrotin, T., Silva, F., Vanel, J.-C., Bonnassieux, Y., Mazouffre, S., Ruth, A. A., Leulmi, M. E. and Vach, H. (2021) 'Hydrogenated silicon nanoclusters with a permanent electric dipole moment for the controlled assembly of silicon-based nanostructures', ACS Applied Nano Materials. doi: 10.1021/acsanm.1c02754 | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1021/acsanm.1c02754 | en |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2574-0970 | |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | ACS Applied Nano Materials | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10468/12268 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.publisher | ACS Publications | en |
dc.rights | © 2021, Association for Computing Machinery. This is the author's version of the work. It is posted here for your personal use. Not for redistribution. The definitive Version of Record was published in ACS Applied Nano Materials: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.1c02754 | en |
dc.subject | Hydrogenated silicon nanoclusters | en |
dc.subject | Thin silicon films | en |
dc.subject | Permanent electric dipole moment | en |
dc.subject | Self-assembled nanostructures | en |
dc.subject | Enhanced thermionic emission | en |
dc.title | Hydrogenated silicon nanoclusters with a permanent electric dipole moment for the controlled assembly of silicon-based nanostructures | en |
dc.type | Article (peer-reviewed) | en |
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