The tremendous interest in nanoscale structures such as quantum dots (zero-dimension)
and wires (quasi-one-dimension) stems from their size-dependent properties. One …

The widespread applications of compounds containing Si–O–Si linkages in both inorganic
compounds such as silicates and aluminosilicates, and in organometallic compounds such …

When butylamine in relatively high concentrations (0.1− 0.25 M) is added to a colloidal
solution of CdSe nanoparticles (NPs) that are approximately 1.6 nm in diameter, the band …

The structures, energies, and fragmentation stabilities of silicon oxide clusters Si m O n, with
m= 1− 5, n= 1, 2 m+ 1, are studied systematically by ab initio calculations. New structures for …

We have studied the structure of nanometer-sized silica particles called fumed silica, which
is a synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide produced by burning silicon tetrachloride in an …

Employing a polyatomic version of the basin hopping global optimization algorithm, together
with interatomic potentials specifically tailored to accurately describe the structures and …

In this paper, we outline our computational work in the area of silicon oxide clusters. To
reduce the computational cost, we designed an economic basis set for silicon oxide …

This work investigates the decomposition of tetramethylsilane and the formation of silicon
oxide clusters in a laminar premixed low-pressure hydrogen flame using molecular-beam …

Tetramethysilane (TMS) is a precursor for flame synthesis of silica (SiO 2) nanoparticles. A
chemical reaction mechanism was developed for the oxidation of TMS in a lean low …

Unlike C≡ O, which is common in coordination chemistry and organometallic chemistry,
little is known about Si≡ O or Ge≡ O compounds. Here we report a Ge6O–cluster featuring …