A comprehensive review on the synthesis methods and applications of silicon quantum dots (SiQDs)

Since the discovery of SiQDs, they have attracted extensive attention from researchers due to their good biocompatibility, unique optical properties, low cost and good stability. Doping or surface modification has enabled SiQDs to achieve faster, cheaper, and more reliable applications in areas such...

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Main Authors: Ruonan Li, Jian Xu, Xiqiong Mu, Fankui Zeng
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-01-01
Series:Next Nanotechnology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949829525000130
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description Since the discovery of SiQDs, they have attracted extensive attention from researchers due to their good biocompatibility, unique optical properties, low cost and good stability. Doping or surface modification has enabled SiQDs to achieve faster, cheaper, and more reliable applications in areas such as detection, photocatalysis, and bioimaging. Despite extensive research, there is still a need to overcome the problems of large-scale industrialized production and to improve the performance in terms of quantum yield and stability. This paper reviews five methods of synthesizing SiQDs and their current applications in four fields, as well as future research directions, highlighting the potential of SiQDs in advancing nanotechnology and its commercial viability.
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spelling doaj-art-35df8f77cd1747cd9f9a4832edb6deaf2025-08-20T02:10:08ZengElsevierNext Nanotechnology2949-82952025-01-01710014410.1016/j.nxnano.2025.100144A comprehensive review on the synthesis methods and applications of silicon quantum dots (SiQDs)Ruonan Li0Jian Xu1Xiqiong Mu2Fankui Zeng3Research Center for Natural Medicine and Chemical Metrology, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, ChinaResearch Center for Natural Medicine and Chemical Metrology, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Corresponding authors.College of Pharmacy, Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou 730101, ChinaResearch Center for Natural Medicine and Chemical Metrology, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China; Corresponding authors.Since the discovery of SiQDs, they have attracted extensive attention from researchers due to their good biocompatibility, unique optical properties, low cost and good stability. Doping or surface modification has enabled SiQDs to achieve faster, cheaper, and more reliable applications in areas such as detection, photocatalysis, and bioimaging. Despite extensive research, there is still a need to overcome the problems of large-scale industrialized production and to improve the performance in terms of quantum yield and stability. This paper reviews five methods of synthesizing SiQDs and their current applications in four fields, as well as future research directions, highlighting the potential of SiQDs in advancing nanotechnology and its commercial viability.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949829525000130SiQDsSynthesisIon detectionBiomedicinePhotocatalysis
spellingShingle Ruonan Li
Jian Xu
Xiqiong Mu
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A comprehensive review on the synthesis methods and applications of silicon quantum dots (SiQDs)
Next Nanotechnology
SiQDs
Synthesis
Ion detection
Biomedicine
Photocatalysis
title A comprehensive review on the synthesis methods and applications of silicon quantum dots (SiQDs)
title_full A comprehensive review on the synthesis methods and applications of silicon quantum dots (SiQDs)
title_fullStr A comprehensive review on the synthesis methods and applications of silicon quantum dots (SiQDs)
title_full_unstemmed A comprehensive review on the synthesis methods and applications of silicon quantum dots (SiQDs)
title_short A comprehensive review on the synthesis methods and applications of silicon quantum dots (SiQDs)
title_sort comprehensive review on the synthesis methods and applications of silicon quantum dots siqds
topic SiQDs
Synthesis
Ion detection
Biomedicine
Photocatalysis
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