1. physical properties: metal silicide usually has high melting point, high hardness and excellent conductivity. Depending on the composition and structure of specific compounds, they can have the conductive properties of metals or the semiconductor properties of silicon.
2. Mechanical properties: Metal silicide usually has high hardness and good wear resistance and corrosion resistance. This makes metal silicide widely used in manufacturing wear-resistant parts, coatings and tools.
3. Thermal characteristics: Metal silicide has good thermal stability and thermal conductivity. This makes them have excellent performance in high temperature environment and are widely used in thermal management materials, high temperature tools and ceramic materials.
4. Electronic characteristics: Some metal silicides have excellent electronic characteristics and can be used to manufacture electronic devices and integrated circuits. They can be used as components of metal electrodes, conductive layers, contact materials and other electronic devices.
5. Optical properties: Some metal silicides have special optical properties, such as transparency, optical nonlinearity and optical absorption. This makes them have potential applications in optical devices, laser technology and optical communication.
6. Chemical characteristics: Metal silicide usually has good chemical stability and corrosion resistance. They can remain stable in harsh chemical environment and are used in chemical industry, batteries and catalysts.
Main uses:
Metal silicide is widely used in wear resistance, corrosion resistance and high temperature fields, such as manufacturing tools, abrasives, ceramic materials and high temperature coatings.
Some metal silicides can be used as materials for electronic devices and integrated circuits, such as metal silicide electrodes and conductive layers.
Metal silicide with special optical properties can be applied to optical devices, optical communication and laser technology.
Metal silicide can also be used as a component of thermal management materials, catalysts and battery materials.