Silicon composition and methods of forming the same while forming a silicon doped carbon-based nanomaterial
The present disclosure relates to a silicon composition that may be formed from a gas mixture and a silicon precursor component. The gas mixture may include a carbon based gas, an oxygen gas, and a hydrogen gas. The silicon composition may include a pure silicon component and a carbon-based nanomaterial composition component. The carbon-based nanomaterial composition component may include silicon doped nanospheres.
1 . A silicon composition formed from a forming mixture comprising a gas mixture and a silicon dioxide precursor component,
wherein the gas mixture comprises a carbon based gas, an oxygen gas, and a hydrogen gas,
wherein the silicon composition comprises a pure silicon component and a carbon-based nanomaterial composition component, and
wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component comprises silicon doped nanospheres.
2 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component comprises silicon-doped nanospheres, and wherein the silicon doped nanospheres have an average diameter of at least about 5 nm.
3 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicon doped nanospheres have an average diameter of not greater than about 500 nm.
4 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicon composition comprises a pure silicon content of at least about 30% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition.
5 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicon composition comprises a pure silicon content of not greater than about 70% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition.
6 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicon composition comprises a carbon content of at least about 25% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition.
7 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicon composition comprises a carbon content of not greater than about 70% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition.
8 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicon composition comprises an oxygen content of at least about 1% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition.
9 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the silicon composition comprises an oxygen content of not greater than about 35% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition.
10 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component comprises a carbon hybridization ratio P sp3 /P sp2 of at least about 0.0, where P sp3 is the percent of carbon within the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component having a sp3 hybridization and P sp2 is the percent of carbon within the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component having a sp2 hybridization.
11 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component has a carbon hybridization ratio P sp3 /P sp2 of not greater than about 5.0, where P sp3 is the percent of carbon within the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component having a sp3 hybridization and P sp2 is the percent of carbon within the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component having a sp2 hybridization.
12 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component comprises a D/G ratio of not greater than about 0.1.
13 . The silicon composition of claim 1 , wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component comprises a D/G ratio of at least about 2.0.
14 . A method of forming a silicon composition, wherein the method comprises:
supplying a forming mixture comprising a gas mixture and a silicon precursor component, wherein the gas mixture comprises a carbon based gas, an oxygen gas, and a hydrogen gas,
igniting the gas mixture to form the silicon composition,
wherein the silicon composition comprises a pure silicon component and a carbon-based nanomaterial composition component, and
wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component comprises silicon doped nanospheres.
15 . A silicon composition comprising a pure silicon component and a carbon-based nanomaterial composition component, wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component comprises silicon doped nanospheres, and wherein the silicon composition further comprises:
a carbon content of at least about 25% and not greater than about 70% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition,
an oxygen content of at least about 1% and not greater than about 35% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition, and
a pure silicon content of at least about 30% and not greater than 70%.
16 . The silicon composition of claim 15 , wherein the carbon-based nanomaterial composition component comprises silicon-doped nanospheres, and wherein the silicon doped nanospheres have an average diameter of at least about 5 nm.
17 . The silicon composition of claim 15 , wherein the silicon doped nanospheres have an average diameter of not greater than about 500 nm.
18 . The silicon composition of claim 15 , wherein the silicon composition comprises a pure silicon content of at least about 30% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition.
19 . The silicon composition of claim 15 , wherein the silicon composition comprises a pure silicon content of not greater than about 70% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition.
20 . The silicon composition of claim 15 , wherein the silicon composition comprises a carbon content of at least about 25% based on elemental analysis of the silicon composition.