In situ oxide removal, dispersal and drying for silicon SiO2
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United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C01B-033/027
C23C-018/14
출원번호
US-0961108
(2010-12-06)
등록번호
US-9090475
(2015-07-28)
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/ 주소
Lehman, Jr., Stephen Edward
출원인 / 주소
SDCmaterials, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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A method of removing silicon-dioxide from silicon powder. The method comprises: providing a silicon powder defined by each particle having a silicon core and a silicon dioxide layer surrounding the silicon core; dispersing the particles in a dispersing solution; adding an etching solution, wherein t
A method of removing silicon-dioxide from silicon powder. The method comprises: providing a silicon powder defined by each particle having a silicon core and a silicon dioxide layer surrounding the silicon core; dispersing the particles in a dispersing solution; adding an etching solution, wherein the etching solution removes the silicon dioxide layer; adding an organic solvent, thereby producing an organic phase and an aqueous phase, the organic phase comprising the silicon cores and the organic solvent, and the aqueous phase comprising the dispersing solution, the etching solution, and the etching by-products; coating each silicon core with an organic material; draining out the aqueous phase; washing the organic phase, wherein the remaining material from the aqueous phase is removed; and providing the silicon powder as a plurality of silicon cores each absent a silicon dioxide layer and having an organic coating.
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1. A method of removing silicon-dioxide from silicon powder, the method comprising: providing a silicon powder defined by a plurality of particles, each particle in the plurality of particles having a silicon core and a silicon dioxide layer surrounding the silicon core, the silicon core selected fr
1. A method of removing silicon-dioxide from silicon powder, the method comprising: providing a silicon powder defined by a plurality of particles, each particle in the plurality of particles having a silicon core and a silicon dioxide layer surrounding the silicon core, the silicon core selected from the group consisting of a pure silicon and a silicon alloy;dispersing the plurality of particles in a dispersing solution;adding an etching solution to the dispersing solution, wherein the etching solution removes the silicon dioxide layer from each particle;after the removal of the silicon dioxide by the etching solution, adding an organic solvent to the mixture of the dispersing solution and the etching solution, wherein the addition of the organic solvent produces an organic phase and an aqueous phase, the organic phase comprising substantially all of the silicon cores and substantially all of the organic solvent, and the aqueous phase comprising substantially all of the dispersing solution, substantially all of the etching solution, and substantially all of the by-products resulting from the silicon dioxide removal;coating each silicon core in the plurality of particles with an organic material from the organic solvent;draining out the aqueous phase;washing the organic phase, wherein substantially all of the remaining material from the aqueous phase is removed from the organic phase;drying the coated silicon cores; andre-dispersing the dried and coated silicon cores in a storage liquid;wherein the steps of dispersing, adding an etching solution, adding an organic solvent, coating, draining, and washing are performed in situ with the plurality of particles disposed in liquid, absent any exposure of the silicon cores to air. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the dispersing solution is methanol. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the etching solution is hydrofluoric acid. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the etching solution comprises approximately 10% hydrogen fluoride. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of adding the etching solution comprises disposing the plurality of particles in the etching solution for between approximately one to five minutes at approximately room temperature. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the removal of the silicon dioxide layer from each particle comprises each particle retaining substantially all of the silicon core. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the organic solvent is cyclohexane. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the organic solvent is toluene. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of adding an organic solvent further comprises: the organic phase forming on top of the aqueous phase; andthe silicon cores diffusing up from the aqueous phase into the organic phase. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the storage liquid is a glycol solvent. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the storage liquid is tetraethylene glycol. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the silicon powder is a nano-powder having an average grain size less than 250 nanometers. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the silicon powder is a submicron powder having an average grain size less than 1 micron. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the silicon powder is ultra-fine powder having an average grain size less than 100 microns. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the silicon powder is fine powder having an average grain size less than 500 microns. 16. A method of removing silicon-dioxide from silicon powder, the method comprising: providing a silicon powder defined by a plurality of particles, each particle in the plurality of particles having a silicon core and a silicon dioxide layer surrounding the silicon core, the silicon core selected from the group consisting of a pure silicon and a silicon alloy;dispersing the plurality of particles in a dispersing solution;adding an etching solution to the dispersing solution, wherein the etching solution removes the silicon dioxide layer from each particle;after the removal of the silicon dioxide by the etching solution, adding an organic solvent to the mixture of the dispersing solution and the etching solution, wherein the addition of the organic solvent produces an organic phase and an aqueous phase, the organic phase comprising substantially all of the silicon cores and substantially all of the organic solvent, and the aqueous phase comprising substantially all of the dispersing solution, substantially all of the etching solution, and substantially all of the by-products resulting from the silicon dioxide removal;coating each silicon core in the plurality of particles with an organic material from the organic solvent;draining out the aqueous phase;washing the organic phase, wherein substantially all of the remaining material from the aqueous phase is removed from the organic phase;drying the silicon cores;re-dispersing the coated silicon cores in a dispersant; andstoring the re-dispersed and coated silicon cores in the dispersant;wherein the steps of dispersing, adding an etching solution, adding an organic solvent, coating, draining, and washing are performed in situ with the plurality of particles disposed in liquid, absent any exposure of the silicon cores to air. 17. A method of removing silicon-dioxide from silicon powder, the method comprising: providing a silicon powder defined by a plurality of particles, each particle in the plurality of particles having a silicon core and a silicon dioxide layer surrounding the silicon core, the silicon core selected from the group consisting of a pure silicon and a silicon alloy;dispersing the plurality of particles in a methanol solution;adding hydrofluoric acid to the methanol solution, wherein the hydrofluoric acid removes the silicon dioxide layer from each particle, with each particle retaining substantially all of the silicon core;after the removal of the silicon dioxide by the methanol solution including hydrofluoric acid, adding an organic solvent to the mixture of methanol solution including hydrofluoric acid, wherein the addition of the organic solvent produces an organic phase on top of an aqueous phase, the organic phase comprising substantially all of the silicon cores and substantially all of the organic solvent, and the aqueous phase comprising substantially all of the methanol solution, substantially all of the hydrofluoric acid, and substantially all of the by-products resulting from the silicon dioxide removal;coating each silicon core in the plurality of particles with an organic material from the organic solvent;draining out the aqueous phase;washing the organic phase, wherein substantially all of the remaining material from the aqueous phase is removed from the organic phase;drying the coated silicon cores; andre-dispersing the dried and coated silicon cores in a storage liquid;wherein the steps of dispersing, adding hydrofluoric acid, adding an organic solvent, coating, draining, and washing are performed in situ with the plurality of particles disposed in liquid, absent any exposure of the silicon cores to air. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the hydrofluoric acid comprises approximately 10% hydrogen fluoride. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the step of adding the hydrofluoric acid comprises disposing the plurality of particles in the hydrofluoric acid for between approximately one to five minutes at about room temperature. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the organic solvent is cyclohexane. 21. The method of claim 17, wherein the organic solvent is toluene. 22. The method of claim 17, wherein the storage liquid is a glycol solvent. 23. The method of claim 22, wherein the storage liquid is tetraethylene glycol. 24. The method of claim 17, wherein the silicon powder is a nano-powder having an average grain size less than 250 nanometers. 25. The method of claim 17, wherein the silicon powder is a submicron powder having an average grain size less than 1 micron. 26. The method of claim 17, wherein the silicon powder is ultra-fine powder having an average grain size less than 100 microns. 27. The method of claim 17, wherein the silicon powder is fine powder having an average grain size less than 500 microns. 28. A method of removing silicon-dioxide from silicon powder, the method comprising: providing a silicon powder defined by a plurality of particles, each particle in the plurality of particles having a silicon core and a silicon dioxide layer surrounding the silicon core, the silicon core selected from the group consisting of a pure silicon and a silicon alloy;dispersing the plurality of particles in a methanol solution;adding hydrofluoric acid to the methanol solution, wherein the hydrofluoric acid removes the silicon dioxide layer from each particle, with each particle retaining substantially all of the silicon core;after the removal of the silicon dioxide by the methanol solution including hydrofluoric acid, adding an organic solvent to the mixture of dispersing solution and the etching solution, wherein the addition of the organic solvent produces an organic phase on top of an aqueous phase, the organic phase comprising substantially all of the silicon cores and substantially all of the organic solvent, and the aqueous phase comprising substantially all of the methanol solution, substantially all of the hydrofluoric acid, and substantially all of the by-products resulting from the silicon dioxide removal;coating each silicon core in the plurality of particles with an organic material from the organic solvent;draining out the aqueous phase;washing the organic phase, wherein substantially all of the remaining material from the aqueous phase is removed from the organic phase;drying the coated silicon cores;re-dispersing the coated silicon cores in a dispersant; andstoring the re-dispersed and coated silicon cores in the dispersant;wherein the steps of dispersing, adding hydrofluoric acid, adding an organic solvent, coating, draining, and washing are performed in situ with the plurality of particles disposed in liquid, absent any exposure of the silicon cores to air.
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