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594911

Sigma-Aldrich

Silicon carbide

nanopowder, <100 nm particle size

Synonym(s):

Carbon silicide, Carborundum, Methanidylidynesilanylium, Silicon monocarbide

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Linear Formula:
SiC
CAS Number:
409-21-2
Molecular Weight:
40.10
EC Number:
206-991-8
MDL number:
MFCD00049531
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24881545
NACRES:
NA.23

form

nanopowder

Quality Level

100

surface area

70-90 m2/g

particle size

<100 nm

mp

2700 °C (lit.)

density

3.22 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

bulk density

0.069 g/cm3

SMILES string

[C-]#[Si+]

InChI

1S/CSi/c1-2

InChI key

HBMJWWWQQXIZIP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Silicon carbide (SiC), also known as carborundum, is composed of silicon and carbon, forming a hard refractory ceramic material that exhibits extreme mechanical and thermal stability. This product is a SiC nanopowder with a particle size less than 100 nm and a high surface area of 70-90 m2/g. Our product is primarily made of the beta phase with approximately 3-15% adopting an amorphous structure. With a Mohs scale hardness of 9.5, silicon carbide is one of the hardest materials, which make its nanopowder useful in the production of abrasives for polishing and grinding and as a coating or composite material for high wear-resistance. SiC nanoparticles are also under research as sensors and imaging nanoprobes for bioscience and clinical diagnosis.

Application

  • Overview of silicon carbide power devices: This document provides a comprehensive review of the characteristics and applications of silicon carbide (SiC) in power devices, discussing its advantages over traditional silicon devices in handling high voltages and efficiencies (Choi, 2016).

Physical form

primarily beta phase (3-15% amorphous)

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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MKCN0361
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  7. Does Silicon carbide, Product 594911, have any surface modification?

    According to the supplier, the surface of these silicon carbide nanoparticles are not modified in any way. The material consists solely of silicon and carbon.

  8. How is Silicon carbide, Product 594911, synthesized?

    Conventionally, silicon carbide is prepared using the Acheson process. Specifically, the supplier of these silicon carbide nanoparticles considers the method of manufacturing proprietary.

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Mónica Fernández-Perea et al.
Optics express, 20(21), 24018-24029 (2012-11-29)
We have developed new, Mg/SiC multilayer coatings with corrosion barriers which can be used to efficiently and simultaneously reflect extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation in single or multiple narrow bands centered at wavelengths in the spectral region from 25 to 80
Bálint Somogyi et al.
Nanoscale, 4(24), 7720-7726 (2012-11-09)
Molecule-sized fluorescent emitters are much sought-after to probe biomolecules in living cells. We demonstrate here by time-dependent density functional calculations that the experimentally achievable 1-2 nm sized silicon carbide nanocrystals can emit light in the near-infrared region after introducing appropriate
A Oliveros et al.
Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference, 2012, 1643-1646 (2013-02-01)
Silicon Carbide (SiC), has been shown to be a bio- and hema-compatible substrate that could potentially be used in biosensor applications. The development of a viable biorecognition interface using SiC as the substrate material for bio-detection is described. Surface modification
Alexandra Oliveros et al.
Biomedical microdevices, 15(2), 353-368 (2013-01-16)
Silicon carbide (SiC) has been around for more than 100 years as an industrial material and has found wide and varied applications because of its unique electrical and thermal properties. In recent years there has been increased attention to SiC
Martial Hamon et al.
EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology, 8(9), 1006-1011 (2013-01-24)
To report the four-month and nine-month angiographic results as well as one-year clinical follow-up from the first-in-man study with the silicon carbide and sirolimus-eluting bioabsorbable polymer (poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA) polymer) -coated cobalt-chromium Orsiro stent. A group of 30 patients with
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