Overview and properties of manganese silicide

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Manganese Silicide Overview

Manganese silicide, molecular formula: MnSi2, English name: manganese disilicide, inorganic compound, gray octahedral crystal, density: 5.24g/mL, soluble in hydrofluoric acid, alkali, insoluble in water, nitric acid, sulfuric acid.

Manganese silicide synthesis method

2 g (0.036 mol) manganese, 2 g (0.071 mol) silicon and 10 g (0.16 mol) copper are placed in small pieces in a 10 mL Al2O3 crucible and placed in a quartz ampoule with one end open. After evacuation and sealing, the ampoules are placed in a high-temperature furnace of carbon silicon rods. The temperature was raised to 1200°C within 12h, and then lowered to 500°C at a rate of 10°C/h. The ampoule is removed, cooled, and inserted into a thicker diameter rubber tube, breaking the ampoule so that the metal ingot can be safely removed. The copper-rich Cu—Mn—Si matrix was dissolved in 8 mol/L nitric acid, and the octahedral crystals remained. These crystals were washed with water and dried to obtain MnSi2 crystals with an edge length of 2 mm.

Manganese Silicide Properties and Stability

Soluble in hydrofluoric acid and alkali, insoluble in water, nitric acid and sulfuric acid.

Application of manganese silicide MnSi2 powder

Due to its unique physical and chemical properties, manganese disilicide (MnSi2) has been successfully used in materials and photovoltaic materials in the fields of complementary metal oxide semiconductor elements, thin film coatings, bulk structure elements, electric heating elements, thermoelectric elements, etc.

Using manganese silicate thermoelectric conversion material, the power factor of power generation capacity is 2.4mW/K2m, which is about twice the original power. Manganese disilicide (MnSi2) is also expected to convert waste heat at 300-700°C and other waste heat into electricity for use in engines and industrial furnaces and in the field of industrial furnaces for high-power thermoelectric power generation modules.

Manganese silicide MnSi2 powder price

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Manganese silicide MnSi2 powder supplier

As a global manganese silicide MnSi2 powder supplier, Tanki New Materials Co., Ltd. has extensive experience in the performance, application and cost-effective manufacturing of advanced and engineered materials. The company has successfully developed a series of powder materials (molybdenum disilicide, titanium silicide, calcium silicide, iron boride), high-purity targets, functional ceramics and structural devices, and provides OEM services.

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