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Journal Article
Synthesis of nanocrystals by discharges in liquid nitrogen from Si–Sn sintered electrode
2015
Overview
The synthesis feasibility of silicon–tin nanocrystals by discharges in liquid nitrogen is studied using a Si–10 at % Sn sintered electrode. Time-resolved optical emission spectroscopy shows that silicon and tin melt almost simultaneously. The presence of both vapours does not lead to the synthesis of alloyed nanocrystals but to the synthesis of separate nanocrystals of silicon and tin with average sizes of 10 nm. These nanocrystals are transformed into amorphous silicon oxide (am–SiO
2
) and β–SnO
2
by air oxidation, after evaporation of the liquid nitrogen. The synthesis of an am-Si
0.95
Sn
0.05
phase around large silicon crystals (~500 nm) decorated by β–Sn spheroids is achieved if the current flowing through electrodes is high enough. When the sintered electrode is hit by powerful discharges, some grains are heated and tin diffuses in the large silicon crystals. Next, these grains are shelled and fall into the dielectric liquid.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC,Nature Publishing Group UK,Nature Publishing Group
