Measurement of sub-2 nm stable clusters during silane pyrolysis in a furnace aerosol reactor

Vazquez-Pufleau, Miguel; Wang, Yang; Biswas, Pratim; Thimsen, Elijah

doi:10.1063/1.5124996

Title: Measurement of sub-2 nm stable clusters during silane pyrolysis in a furnace aerosol reactor

Journal Article · 09 January 2020 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5124996 · OSTI ID:1581842

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; Biswas, Pratim;

The initial stages of particle formation are important in several industrial and environmental systems; however, the phenomenon is not completely understood due to the inability to measure cluster size distributions. A high resolution differential mobility analyzer with an electrometer was used to map out the early stages of Si particle formation from pyrolysis of SiH4 in a furnace aerosol reactor. We detected for the first time subnanometer stable clusters from silane pyrolysis, and the diameter was measured to be about 0.7 nm. This diameter is within the range of probable sizes that the reported families of critical silane clusters could have based on their actual molecular structure. The size distributions of negative clusters are also mapped out. In addition, gas chromatography mass spectrometry, and transmission electron microscopy characterizations of the clusters and primary particles are used to assess their mechanistic roles in aerosol dynamics of the initial stages of particle formation.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1581842

Journal Information:: Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 152; ISSN 0021-9606

Publisher:: American Institute of PhysicsCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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