Silane is an inorganic compound with chemical formula SiH4. It is a colorless, pyrophoric gas with a sharp, repulsive, pungent smell, somewhat similar to that of acetic acid. Silane is of practical in
Magnesium silicide, Mg2Si, is an inorganic compound of magnesium and silicon. As-grown Mg2Si usually forms black crystals; they are semiconductors with n-type conductivity and have potential applicati
Silane
…to surfaces or as an adhesion promoter. Silane can be produced by several routes. Typically, it arises from the reaction of hydrogen chloride with magnesium silicide: It is also prepared from metallurgical-grade silicon in a two-step process. First, silicon is treated with hydrogen chloride at about 300 °C to produce…