Silicon Nanoparticles Synthesis From Calcium Disilicide By Redox Assisted Chemical Exfoliation

Creator

Mohamed Rachid Tchalala, Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay
Abdelkader Kara, University of Central Florida
Abdessadek Lachgar, Wake Forest University
Said Yagoubi, Service Interdisciplinaire sur les Systèmes Moléculaires et les Matériaux
Eddy Foy, Service Interdisciplinaire sur les Systèmes Moléculaires et les Matériaux

Keywords

Calcium disilicide; Chemical exfoliation; High crystalline; Silicon nanoparticles; Solution phase

Abstract

We report the preparation of single-crystal silicon nanoparticles with 15 to 22 nm diameter from calcium disilicide (CaSi2) by redox assisted chemical exfoliation using solution phase synthesis route. Silicon nanoparticles are found to be highly oriented with a predominant size of 18 nm. X-Ray diffraction, as well as transmission electron microscopy studies, confirm that the silicon nanoparticles are a diamond type and highly crystalline.

Publication Date

9-1-2018

Publication Title

Materials Today Communications

Volume

16

Number of Pages

281-284

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2018.06.012

Copyright Status

Unknown

Socpus ID

85049804970 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85049804970

STARS Citation

Tchalala, Mohamed Rachid; Kara, Abdelkader; Lachgar, Abdessadek; Yagoubi, Said; and Foy, Eddy, "Silicon Nanoparticles Synthesis From Calcium Disilicide By Redox Assisted Chemical Exfoliation" (2018). Scopus Export 2015-2019. 9299.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2015/9299