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Silicon

powder, −325 mesh, 99% trace metals basis

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Linear Formula:
Si
CAS Number:
7440-21-3
Molecular Weight:
28.09
EC Number:
231-130-8
MDL number:
MFCD00085311
UNSPSC Code:
12141911
PubChem Substance ID:
24852908
NACRES:
NA.23

Assay

99% trace metals basis

form

powder

particle size

−325 mesh

bp

2355 °C (lit.)

mp

1410 °C (lit.)

density

2.33 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Si]

InChI

1S/Si

InChI key

XUIMIQQOPSSXEZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Silicon powder is a fine, gray powder. This silicon powder has been passed through a 325-mesh screen, meaning that the particles are small enough to pass through a sieve with openings that are approximately 44 thousandths of an inch in diameter. Silicon is a chemical element and is a hard, brittle, metallic-gray solid that is highly resistant to chemical attack and has a high melting point. Silicon is the second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust and is found in a variety of minerals.

Application

Silicon can be used as anode material in lithium-ion batteries.

It can be used to fabricate Al2O3-C refractories. The silicon powder generates β-Sialon whiskers which imparts high-temperature strength, slag resistance and thermal shock resistance of the refractories.

It can be incorporated into high-densitypolyethylene (HDPE) polymer composites. The addition of silicon powder enhancesthermal stability and thermal conductivity of composites.

Pictograms

Flame
GHS02

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H228

Hazard Classifications

Flam. Sol. 2

Storage Class Code

4.1B - Flammable solid hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Seungil Park et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(5), 3397-3402 (2013-07-19)
We investigated the thin film growths of hydrogenated silicon by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition with different flow rates of SiH4 and H2 mixture ambient and fabricated thin film solar cells by implementing the intrinsic layers to SiC/Si heterojunction p-i-n structures.
Jae Cheol Shin et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(5), 3511-3514 (2013-07-19)
We have characterized the structural properties of the ternary In(x)Ga(1-x)As nanowires (NWs) grown on silicon (Si) substrates using metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Au catalyzed vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mode was used for the NW growth. The density of the In(x)Ga(1-x)As NW
Jaewoo Lee et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(5), 3495-3499 (2013-07-19)
A spin-casting process for fabricating polycrystalline silicon sheets for use as solar cell wafers is proposed, and the parameters that control the sheet thickness are investigated. A numerical study of the fluidity of molten silicon indicates that the formation of
Chengyong Li et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(3), 2272-2275 (2013-06-13)
Mesoporous Si-C-O fibers were fabricated by air activation of a kind of carbon-rich SiC-C fibers at 600 degrees C. The SiC-C fibers were prepared from the hybrid precursor of polycarbosilane and pitch through melt-spinning, air curing and pyrolysis in nitrogen.
Bo-Soon Kim et al.
Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology, 13(5), 3622-3626 (2013-07-19)
A subwavelength structure (SWS) was formed via a simple chemical wet etching using a gold (Au) catalyst. Single nano-sized Au particles were fabricated by metallic self-aggregation. The deposition and thermal annealing of the thin metallic film were carried out. Thermal
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