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Metal-free biologically compatible quantum dots with photoluminescence
Silicon quantum dots are metal-free biologically compatible quantum dots with photoluminescence emission maxima that are tunable through the visible to
Silicon_quantum_dot
Nano-scale semiconductor particles
Quantum dots (QDs) or semiconductor nanocrystals are semiconductor particles a few nanometres in size with optical and electronic properties that differ
Quantum_dot
Type of solar cell based on quantum dot devices
replace bulk materials such as silicon, copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) or cadmium telluride (CdTe). Quantum dots have bandgaps that are adjustable
Quantum_dot_solar_cell
Type of carbon nanoparticle
Carbon quantum dots also commonly called carbon nano dots or simply carbon dots (abbreviated as CQDs, C-dots or CDs) are carbon nanoparticles which are
Carbon_quantum_dot
Semiconductor nanoparticles
on the development of cadmium-free quantum dots (CFQDs) in the 2010s. Doped ZnS/ZnSe QDs, graphene QDs and silicon QDs are novel CFQD types that have
Cadmium-free_quantum_dot
Chemical element with atomic number 14 (Si)
applications in quantum dot displays and luminescent solar concentrators due to their limited self absorption. A benefit of using silicon based quantum dots over
Silicon
applications in quantum technology. 11 February – Quantum engineers report that they created artificial atoms in silicon quantum dots for quantum computing
Timeline of quantum computing and communication
Timeline_of_quantum_computing_and_communication
Type of display device
A quantum dot display is a display device that uses quantum dots (QDs), semiconductor nanocrystals which can produce pure monochromatic red, green, and
Quantum_dot_display
Proposed semiconductor implementation of quantum computers
decoherence; accurate quantum gate operations and strong quantum measurements. A candidate for such a quantum computer is a lateral quantum dot system. Earlier
Spin_qubit_quantum_computer
Australian quantum computing company
Silicon Quantum Computing Pty Ltd (SQC) is a Sydney, Australia-based quantum computing company. The company develops quantum computers and analogue quantum
Silicon_Quantum_Computing
Japanese engineer
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012 for contributions to silicon quantum dot devices. "2012 elevated fellow" (PDF). IEEE Fellows Directory. Archived
Shunri_Oda
Particle with size less than 100 nm
Photonic crystal Plasmon Platinum nanoparticle Quantum dot Self-assembly of nanoparticles Silicon quantum dot Silicon Silver Nano Sol–gel process Synthesis of
Nanoparticle
Australian quantum computing technology company
Diraq is a quantum computing company developing quantum computers based on silicon spin qubits. The company was founded in 2022 as a spin-out from Australian
Diraq
Semiconductor laser that uses quantum dots as the active laser medium
A quantum dot laser is a semiconductor laser that uses quantum dots as the active medium for stimulated emission of light. Due to quantum confinement
Quantum_dot_laser
Maximum theoretical efficiency of a solar cell
"Enhancing the Efficiency of Multicrystalline Silicon Solar Cells by the Inkjet Printing of Silicon-Quantum-Dot Ink". The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
Shockley–Queisser_limit
Nanoscale structure of material
Nanosheet Nanoshell Nanowire Nanostructured film Self-assembled Quantum dot Quantum heterostructure Sculptured thin film Nanofilms Science portal Technology
Nanostructure
Type of quantum computer
South Wales. Often thought of as a hybrid between quantum dot and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) quantum computers, the Kane computer is based on an array
Kane_quantum_computer
Experimental area in semiconductors
Klimeck, G.; Morello, A. (2013-06-27). "Spin-valley lifetimes in a silicon quantum dot with tunable valley splitting". Nature Communications. 4: 2069. arXiv:1302
Valleytronics
Device used to produce electricity from light
made from silicon. Other possible solar cell types are organic solar cells, dye sensitized solar cells, perovskite solar cells, quantum dot solar cells
Solar_cell
Region in carbon nanotube
A carbon nanotube quantum dot (CNT QD) is a small region of a carbon nanotube in which electrons are confined. A CNT QD is formed when electrons are confined
Carbon_nanotube_quantum_dot
Type of second-generation solar cell
dye-sensitized, quantum dot, organic, and CZTS thin-film solar cells. Thin-film cells have several advantages over first-generation silicon solar cells,
Thin-film_solar_cell
Crystal defect
This makes silicon carbide viable to be an alternate platform for many things, including but not limited to nanofabrication, integrated quantum photonics
Silicon_carbide_color_centers
Practical physics application
used to produce different colors of light. Another type of LED uses a quantum dot which can have its properties and wavelength adjusted by its size. Light-emitting
Light-emitting_diode_physics
Hub of advanced technology in Israel
Silicon Wadi (Hebrew: סִילִיקוֹן וָאדִי, lit. 'Silicon Valley') is a region in Israel that serves as one of the global centres for advanced technology
Silicon_Wadi
Type of polycrystalline material
nanocrystalline components on a commercial scale remains untenable. Nanoparticle Quantum dot A. Inoue; K. Hashimoto, eds. (2001). Amorphous and nanocrystalline materials :
Nanocrystalline_material
nanotube was grown by chemical vapor deposition across a 10-micron gap in a silicon chip, then used in cold atom experiments, creating a black-hole-like effect
Timeline_of_carbon_nanotubes
development of quantum computing, quantum communication and quantum sensing. Quantum computing and communication are two sub-fields of quantum information
List of companies involved in quantum computing, communication or sensing
List_of_companies_involved_in_quantum_computing,_communication_or_sensing
Sensors of light or other electromagnetic energy
Xiaodong; Yang, Deren (2016). "Graphene Coupled with Silicon Quantum Dots for High-Performance Bulk-Silicon-Based Schottky-Junction Photodetectors". Advanced
Photodetector
Thin sheet made of aggregated carbon nanotubes
heat like brass or steel and it could conduct electricity like copper or silicon. Among the possible uses for buckypaper that are being researched: Fire
Buckypaper
Semiconductor diode
unload single electrons in semiconductor nanostructures such as quantum wells or quantum dots. Commonly encountered Schottky diodes include the 1N58xx series
Schottky_diode
French physicist and professor
through nonlinear effects in quantum dot gain media. He has also contributed to the integration of quantum dot lasers on silicon photonic platforms, and has
Frédéric_Grillot
Diode that emits light from an organic compound
when the electric current is applied. OLEDs can also be compared to Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes (QDLED), which can use aspects of OLEDs, but are
OLED
Regular organic or inorganic structure which supports a regular porous structure
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Nanoporous_materials
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Cobalt_oxide_nanoparticle
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Copper_nanoparticle
American nanoscientist
steady-state spectroscopy experiments on quantum dots. Wilson published one of the first reports of silicon quantum dots in the early 1990s demonstrating luminescence
William L. Wilson (nanoscientist)
William_L._Wilson_(nanoscientist)
Novel drug delivery system
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Lipid-based_nanoparticle
of up to ≈100 gigapascals (15,000,000 psi), which is in agreement with quantum and atomistic models. Since carbon nanotubes have a low density for a solid
Mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes
Mechanical_properties_of_carbon_nanotubes
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Ceramic_nanoparticle
Sub-micrometer iron particles
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Iron_nanoparticle
Ratio of energy extracted from sunlight in solar cells
the measurable properties of the solar cell. The "external" quantum efficiency of a silicon solar cell includes the effect of optical losses such as transmission
Solar-cell_efficiency
Concept in quantum mechanics
energy. Modulating retro-reflector Quantum dot, carriers confined in all three dimensions. Quantum well laser Quantum wire, carriers confined in two dimensions
Quantum_well
virus dynamics. 11 February Quantum engineers report that they have created artificial atoms in silicon quantum dots for quantum computing and that artificial
January–March_2020_in_science
Alternative to silicon-based photovoltaics
tunable bandgap of perovskite quantum dots (1.75–2.1 eV) complements narrow-bandgap silicon (1.1 eV) or lead sulfide quantum dot (0.9–1.0 eV) bottom cells
Perovskite_solar_cell
Concept in quantum electronics
and so in principle the solar cell can produce more useful work. In quantum dot solar cells, the excited electron in the conduction band interacts with
Multiple_exciton_generation
Electronic display technology
systems such as mobile phones, handheld game consoles and PDAs. QLED or quantum dot LED is a flat panel display technology introduced by Samsung under this
Flat-panel_display
American physicist, engineer, and researcher
S.; Gossard, A.; Norman, J.; Bowers, J. E. (2015-10-01). "Quantum dot lasers for silicon photonics". Photonics Research (Invited paper). 3 (5): B1–B9
John_E._Bowers
California and founded in 2001. The company develops and manufactures quantum dot materials for display products. On July 28, 2021, Bloomberg reported
Nanosys
Chemical compound
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C70_fullerene
Allotrope of carbon
1973, independently from Henson, D. A. Bochvar and E. G. Galpern made a quantum-chemical analysis of the stability of C 60 and calculated its electronic
Fullerene
Cage-like allotrope of carbon
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Buckminsterfullerene
Nanomaterial
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Aluminium_oxide_nanoparticle
Photonics to control quantum states
integrated quantum photonics is Quantum technology:, for example quantum computing, quantum communication, quantum simulation, quantum walks and quantum metrology
Integrated_quantum_photonics
Application of quantum mechanics and chemistry to biology
macrophages was observed using small angle neutron scattering (SANS). Quantum dot solids also show increased magnetic ordering in SANS testing, and can
Quantum_biology
Nanomaterial
believed to be one of the three most produced nanomaterials, along with silicon dioxide nanoparticles and zinc oxide nanoparticles. It is the second most
Titanium_dioxide_nanoparticle
Optical instrument
Teissier, R.; Tournié, E. (2020-04-01). "InAs-based quantum cascade lasers grown on on-axis (001) silicon substrate". APL Photonics. 5 (4): 041302. Bibcode:2020APLP
Quantum-cascade_laser
Basic unit of quantum information
In quantum computing, a qubit (/ˈkjuːbɪt/) or quantum bit is a basic unit of quantum information, the quantum version of the classic binary bit. A qubit
Qubit
Type of MOSFET
A quantum field-effect transistor (QFET) or quantum-well field-effect transistor (QWFET) is a type of MOSFET (metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor)
QFET
Materials made only out of carbon
Larger-scale structures of carbon include nanotubes, nanobuds carbon quantum dots and nanoribbons. Other unusual forms of carbon exist at very high temperatures
Allotropes_of_carbon
Effect in quantum electronics
communications signals to be switched on and off rapidly. Even if Quantum Objects (Wells, Dots or Discs, for instance) emit and absorb light generally with
Quantum-confined_Stark_effect
Constriction between electrically conducting regions
conducting regions can be created in the plane of the 2DEG, among them quantum dots and quantum point contacts. Another means of creating a QPC is by positioning
Quantum_point_contact
Indian-born Silicon Valley entrepreneur
Indian-born Silicon Valley entrepreneur who has started a string of medical technology companies such as ReaMetrix, Digital Optics and Quantum Dot Corporation
Bala_S._Manian
Current line of high-end notebook computers by Apple
11, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2023. "The M4 MacBook Pro features a quantum dot display". The Verge. November 16, 2024. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
MacBook_Pro_(Apple_silicon)
Canadian chemist
properties, and applications of silicon quantum dots. Her research is specifically focused on developing sustainable silicon products in order to make computers
Mita_Dasog
Material of moderate electrical conductivity
are used in the construction of light-emitting diodes and fluorescent quantum dots. Semiconductors with high thermal conductivity can be used for heat dissipation
Semiconductor
Extremely sensitive solid-state photodetector
lower, simplifying electronics. In the red to near-infrared, silicon enables much higher quantum efficiency than available PMT photocathode materials. Dynamic
Silicon_photomultiplier
Mathematical method for solving large eigenvalue problems
"Solving Schrödinger's equation around a desired energy: Application to silicon quantum dots". The Journal of Chemical Physics. 100 (3). AIP Publishing: 2394–2397
Folded_spectrum_method
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Nanofoam
Resonant energy transfer between excitons within adjacent QD's (quantum dots)
the resonant energy transfer between excitons within adjacent QD's (quantum dots). The first studies of Forster were performed in the context of the sensitized
Förster_coupling
considered thin-film silicon. Amorphous silicon Conductive ink Nanoparticle Printed electronics Protocrystalline Quantum dot Technical articles Gupta, Sushmita
Nanocrystalline_silicon
State of matter
forms of solar energy cells. Thin film deposition of silicon quantum dots on the polycrystalline silicon substrate of a photovoltaic (solar) cell increases
Solid
Microchip manipulating light instead of electricity
Integrated quantum photonics. PICs augment the early approach to quantum computing of LOQC by replacing bulkier mirrors and beam splitters with silicon chips
Photonic_integrated_circuit
Research in the field of photovoltaics
difficult. Experimental non-silicon solar panels can be made of quantum heterostructures, e.g. carbon nanotubes or quantum dots, embedded in conductive polymers
Solar_cell_research
position in double quantum dot) Quantum computing using engineered quantum wells, which could in principle enable the construction of a quantum computer that
List of proposed quantum registers
List_of_proposed_quantum_registers
Ultrafine particles of silver between 1 nm and 100 nm in size
in the silica shell being formed consisting of a surrounding layer of silicon oxide with an ether linkage available to add functionality. Varying the
Silver_nanoparticle
Semiconducting material used in solar cell technology
Crystalline silicon or (c-Si) is the crystalline forms of silicon, either polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si, consisting of small crystals), or monocrystalline
Crystalline_silicon
Nanomaterial
dissolved in methanol. The black precipitates are then washed and dried on silicon substrates to be characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
Iron–platinum_nanoparticle
Iron oxide particles with diameters between about 1 and 100 nanometers
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Iron_oxide_nanoparticle
German physicist
superconducting electronic circuits with semiconductor quantum dots and individual Rydberg atoms as well as quantum error correction with superconducting qubits
Andreas_Wallraff
Type of field-effect transistor
gate oxides with a thickness of around 1.2 nm (which in silicon is ~5 atoms thick) the quantum mechanical phenomenon of electron tunneling occurs between
MOSFET
Type of transistor
the surface of silicon wafer with a layer of silicon dioxide. They showed that oxide layer prevented certain dopants into the silicon wafer, while allowing
Field-effect_transistor
Electricity generating device
are typically based on silicon, CdTe or CIGS and the substrates are generally silicon or various organic conductors. Quantum dot solar cells are a variant
Nanocrystal_solar_cell
High purity form of silicon
Polycrystalline silicon, or multicrystalline silicon, also called polysilicon, poly-Si, or mc-Si, is a high-purity, polycrystalline form of silicon, used as
Polycrystalline_silicon
Allotropes of carbon with a cylindrical nanostructure
5 metre (550 mm) long, was reported in 2013. These nanotubes were grown on silicon substrates using an improved chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method and
Carbon_nanotube
Term in mesoscopic physics
technique. The integration of quantum dot fabrication with standard industrial technology has been achieved for silicon. CMOS process for obtaining massive
Coulomb_blockade
Electrical device that converts AC to DC
copper and selenium oxide plates, semiconductor diodes, silicon-controlled rectifiers and other silicon-based semiconductor switches. Historically, even synchronous
Rectifier
Four-layer solid-state current-controlling device
A silicon controlled rectifier or semiconductor controlled rectifier (SCR) is a four-layer solid-state current-controlling device. The name "silicon controlled
Silicon_controlled_rectifier
American semiconductor company
space, and create sharper images. Using quantum dots is more efficient at capturing light than traditional silicon-based image sensor chips (capturing 90-95%
InVisage_Technologies
Japanese applied physicist (born 1950)
in a quantum dot using optical pulses. During the 2010s, his work has continued on exploring quantum dots as a platform for building both quantum repeaters
Yoshihisa Yamamoto (scientist)
Yoshihisa_Yamamoto_(scientist)
Wire with a diameter in the nanometres
studied for use as photon ballistic waveguides as interconnects in quantum dot/quantum effect well photon logic arrays. Photons travel inside the tube,
Nanowire
Assembly of photovoltaic cells used to generate electricity
dye-sensitized, quantum dot, organic, and CZTS thin-film solar cells. Thin-film cells have several advantages over first-generation silicon solar cells,
Solar_panel
Solid material with nano-scale structure
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Nanocomposite
Foundational object in quantum communication theory
In quantum information theory, a quantum channel is a communication channel that can transmit quantum information, as well as classical information. An
Quantum_channel
Anti-reflective surface
Nanorod Nanoshell Quantum dot Quantum heterostructure Sculptured thin film Nair, Rahul Premachandran (2007). Tribology of Silicon Nano-textured Surfaces
Nanotextured_surface
Australian physicist and engineer
quantum computer based on single electron spins in silicon. He is a Scientia Professor in Quantum Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Andrew_Dzurak
Type of thin-film solar cell
have recently started more widespread study. These include the use of quantum dots for conversion of higher-energy (higher frequency) light into multiple
Dye-sensitized_solar_cell
Semiconductor light source
efficiency to hinge on ongoing improvements such as phosphor materials and quantum dots. The process of down-conversion (the method by which materials convert
Light-emitting_diode
Interdisciplinary research area
Quantum machine learning (QML) is the study of quantum algorithms for machine learning. It often refers to quantum algorithms for machine learning tasks
Quantum_machine_learning
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Carbon nanotube metal matrix composite
Carbon_nanotube_metal_matrix_composite
Suspension of gold nanoparticles in a liquid
reporters, which provide light emission that is over 200 times brighter than quantum dots. It was found that the Raman reporters were stabilized when the nanoparticles
Colloidal_gold
SILICON QUANTUM-DOT
SILICON QUANTUM-DOT
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Dottie, DOTTY means "gift of God."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Simon.
Biblical
fourth
Girl/Female
Greek
From Helicon.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Norman baronial name Cuinchy, a derivative of Roman Quintus, QUINCY means "fifth."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an early variant of Doughty.Edward Doty (c.1600–55) was one of the passengers on the Mayflower, a servant of Stephen Hopkins. He became comparatively wealthy and moved to Duxbury MA, where he left nine children.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : said to be a variant of Doty.English : Perhaps an altered spelling of English Dotten, a habitational name from Dotton Farm in Colaton Raleigh, Devon, named in Old English as ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Dudda’, or from Dutton in Lancashire, ‘Dudda’s settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English cointe, quointe ‘known’ (via Old French, from Latin cognitus ‘known’). The Middle English word was used in various senses, any of which could have given rise to the surname: ‘cunning’, ‘crafty’, ‘knowledgeable’ (especially about dress, hence ‘elegant’), ‘attractive’. The sense development continued with ‘odd’ or ‘unusual’, the normal meaning of the modern English word ‘quaint’.German and Dutch : variant of Quandt.
Female
English
Pet form of English Dorothy, DOT means "gift of God."
Girl/Female
Biblical
Fourth.
Female
English
Pet form of English Dorothy, DOTTIE means "gift of God."
Boy/Male
Danish, Finnish, French, German, Latin, Shakespearean, Swedish
Born Fifth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a pet form of Sill.
Boy/Male
Latin
Of the forest.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Calm
Boy/Male
Latin Biblical
Born fourth.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Horace, Latin Horatius, a Roman family name of unknown origin, associated chiefly with the name of the poet Quintus Horatius Flaccus (65–8 bc).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain derivation. Reaney suggests it could be from bynames associated with Old Norse dottr ‘lazy’, or Old English dott ‘head of a boil’.South German : from a term meaning ‘godfather’.North German : from a short form of the personal name Dietrich or a related name.
Male
Greek
Greek name derived either from the word ailinon, a ritual "cry of grief," or, from linon, LINOS means "flax, linen." In the bible, this is the name of one of Paul's Christian associates. In mythology, this is the name of a musician, the personification of lamentation. He was killed by Apollo who was his rival in music. Another version of the story says he was killed by Hercules.Â
Girl/Female
Greek
From Helicon.
SILICON QUANTUM-DOT
SILICON QUANTUM-DOT
Boy/Male
Polish Slavic
Stranger.
Girl/Female
British, English
Elf; Power
Boy/Male
Muslim
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Power authority
Boy/Male
Tamil
Arunoday | à®…à®°à¯à®£à¯‹à®¤à®¯Â
Sunrise
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Peaceful; Born in the First Quarter of an Astrological Day
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Telugu
Revered
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : variant spelling of Deacon.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : occupational name for a stable worker, from Old English hors ‘horse’ + mann ‘man’. It is unlikely to have been a nickname for a skilled rider, for in the Middle Ages the maintenance and use of a horse was far beyond the means of the mass of common people.
Boy/Male
Tamil
SILICON QUANTUM-DOT
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SILICON QUANTUM-DOT
a.
Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica, especially the latter; as, silicified wood.
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, silica; specifically, designating compounds of silicon; as, silicic acid.
n.
A silicate formed with the lowest proportion of silicic acid, or having but one atom of silicon in the molecule.
v. t.
To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the compounds of silicon.
n.
Silica, SiO2 as found in nature, constituting quarz, and most sands and sandstones. See Silica, and Silicic.
n.
A nonmetalic element analogous to carbon. It always occurs combined in nature, and is artificially obtained in the free state, usually as a dark brown amorphous powder, or as a dark crystalline substance with a meetallic luster. Its oxide is silica, or common quartz, and in this form, or as silicates, it is, next to oxygen, the most abundant element of the earth's crust. Silicon is characteristically the element of the mineral kingdom, as carbon is of the organic world. Symbol Si. Atomic weight 28. Called also silicium.
a.
Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.
n.
A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.
n.
A quantic of the fifth degree. See Quantic.
n.
A quantic of the fourth degree. See Quantic.
n.
A homogeneous algebraic function of two or more variables, in general containing only positive integral powers of the variables, and called quadric, cubic, quartic, etc., according as it is of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or a higher degree. These are further called binary, ternary, quaternary, etc., according as they contain two, three, four, or more variables; thus, the quantic / is a binary cubic.
pl.
of Quantum
a.
Combined or impregnated with silicon.
n.
Quantity; amount.
n.
Silicon dioxide, SiO/. It constitutes ordinary quartz (also opal and tridymite), and is artifically prepared as a very fine, white, tasteless, inodorous powder.
n.
A quantic of the second degree. See Quantic.
n.
See Silicon.
a.
Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica; as, silicated hydrogen; silicated rocks.
a.
Composed of, or derived from, silicon and fluorine.