Application of ICP Plasma for Obtaining Chemically and Isotopically Pure Silicon
摘要
Using low-pressure ICP discharge, isotopically pure 28Si was obtained from 28SiF4. The dependence of the 28SiF4 conversion degree and the yield of the main reaction products on the composition of the initial mixture and the reagent ratio were studied. Optimum conditions providing a high conversion degree of SiF4 were found. It was shown that along with the formation of silicon with a degree of conversion of SiF4 into silicon equal to 85%, an insignificant formation (no more than 5% conversion of SiF4 into SiHF3) of SiHF3 is observed. The physical parameters of the Te, Ne plasma and the composition of active particles in it depend on the H2/Ar/SiF4 gas mixture ratio. Under optimal conditions, a sample of polycrystalline isotopically enriched 28Si with an enrichment degree of 99.76% was obtained. Its impurity, isotopic and phase composition, as well as surface morphology and Raman spectra were studied. The obtained high-purity and isotopically pure silicon can be used as a material for creating a quantum computer and highly sensitive detectors of ionizing radiation.