Abstract
The effect of antimony concentration (CSb/mass%) on the surface tension of molten silicon has been determined with the sessile drop method in the temperature range from 1693 to 1773 K and in the range of the oxygen partial pressure, Po2, in an Ar atmosphere from 10−23 to 10−21 MPa. The results show that the surface tension of molten silicon decreases with increasing Sb concentration in the range of CSb<0.9 mass%, which indicates positive adsorption of Sb in molten silicon and can be fairly described with the Szyszkowski's equation. The maximum decrease rate of surface tension is about 65 mN m−1 (mass% CSb)−1, and the temperature coefficient of surface tension, (∂σ/∂T)CSb, increases with increasing CSb. The evaporation of the systems was only observed between the melting points of antimony (904 K) and silicon (1683 K), and the surface tension presents no dependence on measuring time above the melting point of silicon.
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