A fine yellow-brown powder composed of spherical particles of silicon, the optic and electric properties of silicon nanoparticles have made them a favorite 

among nanoparticle researchers in recent years, revealing a multitude of new applications and improvements on existing ones. Silicon nanoparticles come 

in a variety of sizes, mostly falling into smaller 5-25nm configurations or larger 80-100 nm configurations. You can find out more about options for silicon 

nanopowder, including safe handling, dispersion, and storage, by contacting directly.

Silicon(Si) Nanopowder Applications

•      •  Optical properties. As with many nanoparticles, silicon produces unexpected optical properties as a nanostructure, due to the confinement of electrons 
•          and quantum effects. This makes them of particular interest in fields ranging from simple aesthetic design work to solar energy research. As with many 
•          other nanopowders, silicon nanopowders have also been thoroughly researched for applications in biomedicine and biosensing.
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•      •  Semiconductors. Due to additional quantum effects such as quantum confinement seen at the nanostructure size, silicon nanoparticles have seen intense 
•         research as a semiconductive material. Precision electronics manufacturing and production of unique alloys and slurries have made thorough use of silicon
•         nanopowders already.
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•      •  Solar Energy Cell. Due to its unique optical and conductive properties, silicon nanopowder serves as a key material in the production of various solar 
•         energy cells, including thin film solar cells and amorphous silicon solar cells. Continued research shows multiple avenues to improve the efficiency, efficacy, 
•         and cost of producing solar cells with these materials and other nanomaterials exhibiting similar optical properties.
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•      •  Lithium-ion Battery. One of the most exciting applications of silicon nanoparticles, revealed by research a few years ago. Scientists utilizing silicon nanoparticles
•         have produced lithium-ion batteries with extreme performance, as high as triple the energy storage potential of regular lithium-ion batteries. 
•         Research continues to seek ways to make the most of silicon nanostructures in energy storage.
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•      •  Drug delivery. As drug delivery technology grows increasingly important to medicine, silver nanoparticles have seen heavy research as a potential tool for 
•         controlled drug delivery. The biocompatibility, biogradability, high surface area, controllable pore sizes, and optical properties of silicon nanoparticles combine to 
•         make them an excellent candidate for research.
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