Silicon (Si) Pellets And Pieces, 99.999%-99.9999% Purity

Silicon (Si) Pellets And Pieces, 99.999%-99.9999% Purity

ZHC LAB Silicon (Si) pellets and pieces are high-purity source materials supplied for thin-film deposition research, evaporation source loading, alloy preparation, and laboratory materials development. The pellet and piece formats are convenient for weighing, loading, and small-batch experimental workflows where material identity, purity selection, and clean handling are important.

Key Features

High-Purity Elemental Source Material
Available purity options include 99.999% (5N), 99.9999% (6N) for research workflows that require controlled metal composition.

Pellet and Piece Formats
Available particle or piece sizes include 0.118 in-0.197 in (3-5 mm) pieces, 0.0394 in-0.236 in (1-6 mm) pieces, 0.0394 in-0.118 in (1-3 mm) pieces, 0.118 in-0.394 in (3-10 mm) pieces. Package options include 1 kg, 100 g, 500 g depending on selected purity and size.

Clean Handling and Storage
Store sealed in a dry environment. Handle with clean gloves or tweezers and avoid contact with oils, dust, moisture, or other contaminants before use.

Technical Specifications

Material: Silicon (Si)
Form: Pellets And Pieces
Purity Options: 99.999% (5N), 99.9999% (6N)
Available Size Options: 0.118 in-0.197 in (3-5 mm) pieces, 0.0394 in-0.236 in (1-6 mm) pieces, 0.0394 in-0.118 in (1-3 mm) pieces, 0.118 in-0.394 in (3-10 mm) pieces
Package Options: 1 kg, 100 g, 500 g
Category: Metal Pellets & Pieces
Typical Use: Evaporation source material, PVD research, alloy preparation, and laboratory materials science

Material Properties and Technical Indicators

The following material-property values are provided as reference technical indicators for material selection, source loading, process planning, and thin-film deposition evaluation:

– Element symbol: Si
– CAS number: 7440-21-3
– Density: 2.3290 g·cm-3
– Physical state: solid
– Melting point: 1414°C
– Boiling point: 3265°C
– Heat of fusion: 50.21 kJ·mol- 1
– Heat of vaporization: 359 kJ·mol- 1
– Specific heat capacity: 19.789J·mol- 1·K-1
– Crystal structure: diamond cubic
– Magnetic order: diamagnetic
– Thermal expansion coefficient: (25 °C)2.6m ·m-1·K-1
– Thermal conductivity: 149 W·m-1·K- 1
– Electrical resistivity: (20 °C)103 n Ω·m
– Young’s modulus: 130-188[6] GPa
– Shear modulus: 51-80[6] GPa
– Bulk modulus: 97.6[6] GPa
– Mohs hardness: 7
– Poisson’s ratio: 0.064 – 0.28[6]
– Band gap: 1.12 eV

Quality-Control and Handling Indicators

Additional technical indicators reflected from the source product page:

– Analytical checks: ICP-MS trace-element analysis; ICP impurity/composition analysis; GDMS trace-metal analysis; carbon/sulfur impurity analysis; nitrogen/oxygen impurity analysis.
– Inspection focus: surface cleanliness measurement; micrometer dimensional inspection; appearance inspection; dimensional verification.
– Handling and storage: sealed dry storage and protective packaging; clean-glove handling to avoid oil, dust, moisture, and surface contamination; careful handling to prevent compression, impact, or chipping.
– Deposition-use context: magnetron sputtering systems; ion sputtering systems; micro/nano fabrication research; semiconductor thin-film development; photovoltaic materials research; flat-panel display coating research.

Common Applications

– silicon evaporation source loading
– semiconductor thin-film research
– intrinsic silicon and high-purity source material studies
– PVD and materials science process development
– Academic, industrial, and pilot-scale materials research