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Silicon phase origin on glassy carbon in KF-KCl-K2SiF6 fusion

S. I. Zhuk, L. M. Minchenko, O. V. Chemezov, V. B. Malkov, A. V. Isakov, Yu. P. Zaikov

Abstract


Silicon nucleation process was invesigated in melt KF-KCl-K2SiF6 on glassy carbon substrates at 675 ºС by chronoamperometric method. Using data of the chronoamperograms the linear dependence I – τ3/2 was constructed. That fact testified the progressive nucleation mode of silicon. As seem from SEM micrographs silicon crystals obtained by a single pulse had different sizes, that also confirmed the progressive nucletion mode.

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method of chronoamperometry; glass-carbon substrate; electrochemistry, silicon

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15826/chimtech.2014.1.2.1047

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Chimica Techno Acta, 2014-2023
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