American Elements Silicon Nanoparticles

Subcategory: Pure Element; Nonferrous Metal

Key Words: Formula: Si; CAS Number: 7440-21-3

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General Description

Silicon (Si) Nanoparticles, nanodots or Nanopowder are spherical high surface area metal particles. Nanoscale Silicon Particles are typically 5-25 nanometers (nm) with specific surface area (SSA) in the 30 – 70 m 2 /g range and also available with an average particle size of 80 -100 nm range with a specific surface area of approximately 5 - 10 m 2 /g. Nano Silicon Particles are also available in ultra high purity and high purity and carbon coated and dispersed forms. Applications for silicon nanocrystals include in luminescent display devises due to their broader excitation spectra, as building blocks for single-nanoparticle electronic devices, in micro and integrated semiconductors, in solar energy cells, for production of silicon nanotubes and in nanowire, nanofiber and and in certain alloy applications. Further research is being done for their potential electrical, optical, imaging, and bioscience properties.