Solution preparation of Ge nanoparticles with chemically tailored surfaces

Boyd R. Taylor *, Glenn A. Fox , Lousia J. Hope-Weeks , Robert S. Maxwell , Susan M. Kauzlarich , Howard W.H. Lee d a Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA b Analytical and Nuclear Chemistry Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA 94550, USA c Chemistry Department, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA d UltraPhotonics Inc., 48611 Warm Springs Blvd. Fremont, CA 94536, USA