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Nano-Size Silicon Whiskers Produced by Chemical Vapor Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Lu Shen ,
Youming Xiao ,
Ying Ma ,
Francis S. Galasso ,
Steven L. Suib  and
James D. Freihaut
Lu Shen
Affiliation:
U-60, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3060
Youming Xiao
Affiliation:
U-60, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3060
Ying Ma
Affiliation:
U-60, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3060
Francis S. Galasso
Affiliation:
U-60, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3060
Steven L. Suib
Affiliation:
U-60, Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3060 Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269 To whom all correspondance should be addressed
James D. Freihaut
Affiliation:
United Technologies Research Center, Silver Lane, East Hartford, CT 06108
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Abstract

Sponge type deposits composed of nanometer sized Si whiskers were formed on Davisil (porous SiO2) gel substrates by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using methyltrichlorosilane (MTS) as a precursor and H2 as carrier gas. The diameters of the fine whiskers are estimated to be 100 nm or smaller from SEM observations. XRD analyses revealed that the coatings formed at 800 and 900°C contained microcrystalline Si and the Auger analysis indicated the existence of free carbon. The surface area of the coated Davisil was approximately 189 ± 5 m2/g, as obtained from BET measurements. The coatings were also applied on several other substrates, such as AIN and low surface area (< 224 m2/g) silica gel, with the same coating conditions. On these substrates, highly porous Si has also been observed on AIN substrates, and nonporous, half sphere shaped coatings were observed on low surface area silica gel substrates.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 351: Symposium V – Molecularly Designed Ultrafine/Nanostructured Materials , 1994 , 147
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1994

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