Silicon Pellets

Silicon Pellets offer high-purity crystalline or polycrystalline silicon in a compact, manageable form, making them ideal for controlled material input in semiconductor, photovoltaic, and alloy production. Their geometry allows precise dosing and efficient melting, supporting consistent quality in manufacturing processes. Industries such as microelectronics, renewable energy, and metallurgy utilize silicon pellets for wafer production, solar cell fabrication, and silicon-aluminum alloying. Specific applications include doping processes in integrated circuit manufacturing, production of monocrystalline silicon for high-efficiency solar panels, and alloying to improve mechanical properties of metals. In research, silicon pellets are used for experimental semiconductor device fabrication and materials science studies involving controlled melt chemistry. Their purity and form factor make them invaluable in precision manufacturing.

Formula: Si
Percentage Purity: 99.99%
Maximum Lump Size: 7mm
Weight: 100g
Structure: Polycrystalline
Electrical Type: N-Type
CAS Number: 7440-21-3
UOM Code: 000-918-19
Legacy Code: SI006105
Distributor Code: GF00091819

SKU: 1000000132

Product Code: SI00-LP-000105

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Maximum Lump Size		Nominal

Tolerances

Pellet/Lump

Maximum Lump Size		Nominal

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Material Properties for Metals

Atomic Properties

Element	Value
Atomic number	14
Crystal structure	Diamond
Electronic structure	Ne 3s² 3p²
Valences shown	4
Atomic weight( amu )	28.0855
Thermal neutron absorption cross-section( Barns )	0.16
Photo-electric work function( eV )	4.2
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	30/ 3.10
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	29/ 4.67
Natural isotope distribution( Mass No./% )	28/ 92.23
Atomic radius - Goldschmidt( nm )	0.117
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	5/ 167
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	1/ 8.15
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	2/ 16.3
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	3/ 33.5
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	4/ 45.1
Ionisation potential( No./eV )	6/ 205

Mechanical Properties

Element	Value
Hardness - Mohs	7
Material condition	Polycrystalline
Poisson's ratio	0.42
Bulk modulus( GPa )	100
Tensile modulus( GPa )	113

Electrical Properties

Element	Value
Electrical resistivity( µOhmcm )	23 x 10¹⁰@20@20°C
Thermal emf against Pt (cold 0C - hot 100C)( mV )	-41.56

Physical Properties

Element	Value
Boiling point( C )	2355
Density( gcm⁻³ )	2.34@20°C

Thermal Properties

Element	Value
Melting point( C )	1410
Latent heat of evaporation( J g⁻¹ )	13700
Latent heat of fusion( J g⁻¹ )	1650
Specific heat( J K⁻¹ kg⁻¹ )	703@25°C
Thermal conductivity( W m⁻¹ K⁻¹ )	80-150@0-100°C
Coefficient of thermal expansion( x10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ )	4.7-7.6@0-100°C