“…Besides, the continuous small peaks ranging of 1400–1600 cm –1 of prepared nanosilicons could be ascribed to the aromatic ring. , Moreover, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy was used to further study chemical bonds of the as-synthesized nanosilicons. As illustrated in Figure D, peaks at ∼284.37, ∼285.29, and ∼288.72 eV of TPE- COOH -SiO 2 NPs could be assigned to CC bond, CC bond, and O–CO group of TPE- COOH , respectively. − Besides, peaks at ∼284.58 and ∼286.26 eV of TPE- NH 2 -SiO 2 NPs could be attributed to CC bond and C–N bond of TPE- NH 2 , respectively. − Moreover, peaks at ∼284.18, ∼284.99, ∼286.07, and ∼291.87 eV of TPE- CHO -SiO 2 NPs were because of CC bond, CC bond, CO bond, and C–C of TPE- CHO , respectively. − Meanwhile, peaks of ∼284.42 and ∼285.47 eV of TPE-SiO 2 NPs could be attributed to C–C/CC bond and CC bond of TPE, respectively. , Additionally, the peak of ∼400.36 eV of TPE- NH 2 -SiO 2 NPs in N 1s spectra could be assigned to – NH 2 of TEP- NH 2 (Figure E) . Subsequently, fluorescent behaviors of nanosilicons were investigated by fluorescence lifetime and fluorescence spectrum.…”