posted on 2019-09-09, 18:03authored byBohdan V. Oliinyk, Dmytro Korytko, Vladimir Lysenko, Sergei Alekseev
Critical
analysis of the data reported by Zhong et al. (J. Am. Chem.
Soc.2013, 135 (22), 8350–8356)
is carried out. In particular, one of the
main results of Zhong et al. concerning the formation of photoluminescent
silicon nanoparticles (Si NPs) in an aqueous solution of (3-aminopropyl)trimethoxysilane
(APTMS) and trisodium citrate dihydrate (Na3Cit) under
microwave heating is impugned. These results are reconsidered here
because of what appear to be significant inaccuracies and misinterpretations
that have been spread through a wide number of other subsequent publications.