Tungsten silicide
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Tungsten disilicide
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.723 |
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| WSi2 | |
| Molar mass | 240.011 g/mol |
| Appearance | blue-gray tetragonal crystals |
| Density | 9.3 g/cm3 |
| Melting point | 2,160 °C (3,920 °F; 2,430 K) |
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| Flash point | Non-flammable |
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Tungsten carbide Tungsten nitride |
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Molybdenum disilicide |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tungsten silicide (WSi2) is an inorganic compound, a silicide of tungsten. It is an electrically conductive ceramic material.
Tungsten silicide can react violently with substances such as strong acids, fluorine, oxidizers, and interhalogens.
It is used in microelectronics as a contact material, with resistivity 60–80 μΩ cm; it forms at 1000 °C. It is often used as a shunt over polysilicon lines to increase their conductivity and increase signal speed. Tungsten silicide layers can be prepared by chemical vapor deposition, e.g. using monosilane or dichlorosilane with tungsten hexafluoride as source gases. The deposited film is non-stoichiometric, and requires annealing to convert to more conductive stoichiometric form. Tungsten silicide is a replacement for earlier tungsten films. Tungsten silicide is also used as a barrier layer between silicon and other metals, e.g. tungsten.
Tungsten silicide also finds use in microelectromechanical systems and for oxidation-resistant coatings.
Films of tungsten silicide can be plasma-etched using e.g. nitrogen trifluoride gas.
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