D. Neiner, S. Kauzlarich
Jan 26, 2010
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Abstract
Chemical hydrides are compounds that can potentially uptake and release hydrogen without the use of hydrogen gas. Nanostructure silicon may have great potential as a chemical hydride. The surface can be capped by hydride and dihydride, and hydrogen can be thermally desorbed from the surface. We have prepared large-scale (1−2 g) samples of hydrogen-capped silicon nanoparticles with average diameters of 60, 10, 5, and 4 nm via a low-temperature chemical method to explore the release of hydrogen from the surface as a function of size. The 60- and 10-nm-diameter particles have only hydrogen on the surface. The 60-nm-diameter particles are crystalline, and the 10-nm-diameter particles are amorphous according to powder X-ray diffraction (XRD). The 5- and 4-nm-diameter particles have both hydrogen and solvent capped on the surface. The 4-nm-diameter particles are amorphous and the 5-nm-diameter particles are crystalline by powder XRD. Weight percentages of ∼3.5% at 350 °C are observed for the 10-nm-diameter part...