An abrupt switch between the two photoluminescence bands within alkylated silicon nanocrystals
Paul R. Coxon, Qi Wang, and Yimin Chao
J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys., 44, 495301, 2011
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/44/49/495301

Soft X-ray induced oxidation on acrylic acid grafted luminescent silicon quantum dots in ultrahigh vacuum
Yimin Chao, Qi Wang, Annette Pietzsch, Franz Hennies and Hongjun Ni
Physica status solidi A, 208, 2424, 2011
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201127212

Evaporation and decomposition of acrylic acid grafted luminescent silicon quantum dots in ultrahigh vacuum
Yimin Chao, Qi Wang, Paul Coxon and Alex Walton
J. Phys. Conf. Ser., 286, 2011 012039
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/286/1/012039

Synthesis of Water Dispersible Photoluminescent Silicon Nanoparticles and Their Use in Biological Fluorescent Imaging.
Qi Wang, Hongjun Ni, Annette Pietzsch, Franz Hennies, Yongping Bao, Yimin Chao.
J. Nanopat. Res., 13, 405 2011
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-0047-7

Characteristics of silicon nanocrystals for photovoltaic applications.
D. Moore, S. Krishnamurthy, Y. Chao, Q. Wang, D. Brabazon, and P. J. McNally.
physica status solidi A, 208, 604 2011
DOI: 10.1002/pssa.201000381

Alkylated Silicon Nanocrystals: Electronic and Optical Characterization and their Potential Applications
Author(s): L. Siller, P. Coxon, U. Bangert, M. Gass, Y. Chao, and B.R. Horrocks
ECS Transactions, 19, 8 9-17 2009
DOI: 10.1149/1.3116893

Simultaneous photocharging and luminescence intermittency in silicon nanocrystals.
R J Rostron, Y Chao, G Roberts and B R Horrocks.
J. Phys. Cond. Matter, 21, 235301 2009
DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/21/23/235301

Core and valance exciton formation in X-ray absorption, X-ray emission and X-ray optical luminescence from passivated Si nanocrystals at the Si L_2,3 edge
L. Šiller, S. Krishnamurthy, L. Kjeldgaard, B. R. Horrocks, Y. Chao, A. Houlton, A.K. Chakraborty and M.R.C. Hunt J. Phys. Cond. Matter, 21, 095005, 2009
DOI:10.1088/0953-8984/21/9/095005

Alkyl-Capped Nanocrystals Lack Cytotoxicity and Have Enhanced Intracellular Accumulation in Malignant Cells via Cholesterol-Dependent Endocytosis
Naif H. Alsharif, Christine E. Berger, Satya S. Varanasi, Yimin Chao, Benjamin R. Horrocks, and Harish K. Dattai Small, 5, 221, 2009
DOI:10.1002/smll.200800903

Electron energy loss spectroscopy on alkylated silicon nanocrystals
Paul R. Coxon, Yimin Chao, Benjamin R. Horrocks, Mhairi Gass, Ursel Bangert, and Lidija Šiller J. Appl. Phys. 104, 084318, 2008.
DOI:10.1063/1.3000566

Intact sublimation of silicon nanocrystals evidenced via HREM imaging and EELS in a dedicated STEM
U. Bangert, M. Gass, L. Šiller, P.R. Coxon, Y. Chao and B.R. Horrocks
J. Phys. Conf. Ser., 126, 012066, 2008
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/126/1/012066

Dispersions of alkyl-capped silicon nanocrystals in aqueous media: photoluminescence and ageing
F. M. Dickinson, T. A. Alsop, N. Al-Sharif, E. M. Berger, H. K. Datt, L. Siller, Y. Chao, E. M. Tuite, A. Houlton and B. R. Horrocks
The Analyst, 2008, 133, 1573.
DOI: 10.1039/b801921e 

Evaporation and deposition of alkyl-capped silicon nanocrystals in ultrahigh vacuum
Yimin Chao, Lidija iller, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Paul R. Coxon, Ursel Bangert, Mhairi Gass, Lisbeth Kjeldgaard, Samson N. Patole, Lars H. Lie, Norah O'Farrell, Thomas A. Alsop, Andrew Houlton & Benjamin R. Horrocks
Nature Nanotechnology. 2007, 2, 486.
DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2007.224

Optical luminescence from alkyl- passivated Si nanocrystals under vacuum ultraviolet excitation: origin and temperature dependence of the blue and orange emissions
Y. Chao, A. Houlton , B.R. Horrocks, M.R.C. Hunt, N.R.J. Poolton, J. Yang and L. Šiller
Appl. Phys. Letts. 2006, 88, 263119.
DOI: 10.1063/1.2216911

Reactions and luminescence in passivated Si nanocrystallites induced by vacuum ultraviolet and soft-x-ray photons
Y. Chao, S. Krishnamurthy, M. Montalti, L. H. Lie, A. Houlton, B. R. Horrocks, L. Kjeldgaard,V. R. Dhanak,M. R. C. Hunt, L. Šiller
J. Appl. Phys. 2005, 98, 044316.
DOI: 10.1063/1.2012511

Photoemission spectroscopy of the evolution of In-terminated InP (100)-(2×4) as a function of temperature: surface and cluster related In4d lines
Y. Chao, K. Svensson, D. Radosavkić, V.R. Dhanak, M.R.C. Hunt and L. Šiller
Phys. Rev. B 2002 66, 075323.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.66.075323 

Photoemission study of Chemisorption of C60 On InP (100)
Y. Chao, K. Svensson, D. Radosavkić, V.R. Dhanak, M.R.C. Hunt and L. Šiller
Phys. Rev. B 2001, 64, 235331. 
DOI:  10.1103/PhysRevB.64.235331

Gold film with gold nitride - a conductor but harder than gold
L. Šiller, N. Peltekis, S. Krishnamurthy, Y. Chao, S. J. Bull and M.R.C. Hunt
Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 221912, 2005

Photoemission spectroscopy of clean and potassium intercalated carbon onions
M. Montalti, S. Krishnamurthy, Y. Chao, Yu.V. Butenko, V.L. Kuznetsov, V.R.Dhanak, M.R.C. Hunt and L. Šiller
Phys. Rev. B 67, 113401 2003

Thermally induced decomposition of single wall carbon nanotubes adsorbed on H/Si (111)
Michael R.C. Hunt, Massimo Montalti, Yimin Chao, Satheesh Krishnamurthy, Vinod R. Dhanak, and Lidija Šiller
Appl. Phys. Lett. 81,4847 2002