Density functional theory and Time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) -based calculations were performed on surface-passivated Silicon nanocrystals (SPSNs) of different sizes. The surface passivation was achieved using H, F and Cl atoms. Various properties of the resulting optimized structures SinHn, Sin Hn-1F and SinHn-1Cl (n=20, 24, 26 and 28) like binding Energy, dipole moment, HOMO–LUMO gap, vibrational IR spectra and absorption wavelengths were determined. Surface passivation studies reveal that all the SPSNs are insulators...