Thermally Induced Silane Dehydrocoupling on Silicon Nanostructures
Abstract
Organic trihydridosilanes can be grafted to hydrogen‐terminated porous Si nanostructures with no catalyst. The reaction proceeds efficiently at 80 °C, and it shows little sensitivity to air or water impurities. The modified surfaces are stable to corrosive aqueous solutions and common organic solvents. Octadecylsilane H3Si(CH2)17CH3, and functional silanes H3Si(CH2)11Br, H3Si(CH2)9CH=CH2, and H3Si(CH2)2(CF2)5CF3 are readily grafted. When performed on a mesoporous Si wafer, the perfluoro reagent yields a superhydrophobic surface (contact angle 151°). The bromo‐derivative is converted to azide, amine, or alkyne functional surfaces via standard transformations, and the utility of the method is demonstrated by loading of the antibiotic ciprofloxaxin (35 % by mass). When intrinsically photoluminescent porous Si films or nanoparticles are used, photoluminescence is retained in the grafted products, indicating that the chemistry does not introduce substantial nonradiative surface traps.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Apr 21, 2016
- Source ID
- 10.1002/anie.201601010
Entities
People
- Alice Boarino
- Barry Arkles
- Dokyoung Kim
- Jinmyoung Joo
- Kyo Han Ahn
- Michael Sailor
- Yong Woong Jun
- Youlin Pan
Organizations
- National Science Foundation
- Pohang University of Science and Technology
- University of California, San Diego