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Nanoparticles from the Vapor Phase: Synthesis and Characterization of Si, Ge, MoO3, and WO3Nanocrystals

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In this paper, we present two studies of nanocrystals prepared by the pulsed laser vaporization–controlled condensation (LVCC) technique. In the first study, we present a comparison between the surface oxidation, morphology and the photoluminescence (PL) properties of Si and Ge nanocrystals. In the second study, we compare the photochromic properties of Mo and W oxides nanoparticles with the properties of the corresponding bulk materials. We also present evidence for a novel photoreduction of the white WO3 nanoparticles into the blue W2O5 following the irradiation of the particles with the second harmonic of the Nd:YAG laser in air. These studies illustrate the novel properties of the nanoscale particles, which could lead to significant practical and technological applications.

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    Shoutian Li, Igor N. Germanenko & M. Samy El-Shall

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Li, S., Germanenko, I.N. & El-Shall, M.S. Nanoparticles from the Vapor Phase: Synthesis and Characterization of Si, Ge, MoO3, and WO3Nanocrystals. Journal of Cluster Science 10, 533–547 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021957108775

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