Ultrafast carbothermal reduction of silica to silicon using a CO2 laser beam

Abstract We report the extraction of silicon via a carbothermal reduction process using a CO2 laser beam as a heat source. The surface of a mixture of silica and carbon black powder became brown after laser beam irradiation for a few tens of seconds, and clear peaks of crystalline silicon were obser...

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Autores principales: Seok-Ho Maeng, Hakju Lee, Min Soo Park, Suhyun Park, Jaeki Jeong, Seongbeom Kim
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Sumario:Abstract We report the extraction of silicon via a carbothermal reduction process using a CO2 laser beam as a heat source. The surface of a mixture of silica and carbon black powder became brown after laser beam irradiation for a few tens of seconds, and clear peaks of crystalline silicon were observed by Raman shift measurements, confirming the successful carbothermal reduction of silica. The influence of process parameters, including the laser beam intensity, radiation time, nitrogen gas flow in a reaction chamber, and the molar ratios of silica/carbon black of the mixture, on the carbothermal reduction process is explained in detail.