From the article Doug Freitag was interviewed in Great Stuff : CHS has many advantages over other silicons for sure !!!! THE BEST IS YET TO COME !!!!
In what industries are you seeing growth in use of silicon and where do you see the greatest potential for this material?
Silicon has such a ubiquitous influence in so many industries it provides us with an overwhelming number of potential opportunities. Markets where we see the greatest near term potential include those where expensive and potentially hazardous silicon precursor materials are currently used to form silicon films, e.g., solar, displays, imaging, photonics, medical diagnostics, and semiconductors. Emerging markets where we see potential include energy storage, solid state lighting, authentication and printable electronics. These opportunities go beyond the gaseous deposition of silicon films, and benefit from our ability to convert CHS into nanoparticles and nanowires or directly from a liquid into a silicon film.
What are the benefits of high yield silicon gas compared to high
yield silicon liquid and what applications are each suited for?
CHS is a more benign liquid phase alternative to gaseous silane (SiH4) and corrosive trichlorosilane (HSiCl3), tetrachloride (SiCl4), or dichlorosilane (SiH2Cl2) commonly used for manufacturing silicon devices which will lead to simplified storage, transportation and use, all at reduced cost. When used for gaseous deposition, CHS provides for higher deposition rates at lower temperatures when compared to alternatives, leading to increased capacity at reduced cost. CHS is a more affordable alternative to commercially available cyclopentasilane (Si5H10) commonly used in the emerging field of printable electronics.
