Sodium silicide
Topic: Chemistry
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Sodium silicide (NaSi, Na4Si4) is a binary inorganic compound consisting of sodium and silicon. It is a solid black or grey crystalline material.[1] It can be synthesized by melting sodium or a sodium-potassium alloy with finely powdered silica gel. Temperature control of the reaction determine the final product's reactivity; heating above 400 °C creates an air-stable and less reducing product, while the product produced at room temperature is a pyrophoric and highly moisture-sensitive powder.[2]
Sodium silicide's empirical formula (NaSi) is deceptive, as it is a Zintl phase: instead of containing discrete Si− anions, it contains Si4−
4 tetrahedra, which leads to the more descriptive formula Na4Si4. These silicon tetrahedra condense into various crosslinked silicon polymers at high pressure.[3]
Sodium silicide reacts readily with water yielding gaseous hydrogen and aqueous sodium silicate in an exothermic reaction (~175 kJ·mol−1):[4]
- 2 NaSi + 5 H2O → 5 H2 + Na2Si2O5
This is used in hydrogen technologies to generate hydrogen as a fuel. It is also used as high energy dense storage for hydrogen under low pressure.[5]
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- ↑ Material Safety Data Sheet, SiGNa Chemistry, Inc.
- ↑ Dye, J. L., Cram, K. D., Urbin, S. A., Redko, M. Y., Jackson, J. E., & Lefenfeld, M. (2005). Alkali Metals Plus Silica Gel: Powerful Reducing Agents and Convenient Hydrogen Sources. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 127(26), 9338–9339. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja051786+
- ↑ Cabrera, R. Q., Salamat, A., Barkalov, O. I., Leynaud, O., Hutchins, P., Daisenberger, D., Machon, D., Sella, A., Lewis, D. W., & McMillan, P. F. (2009). Pressure-induced structural transformations of the Zintl phase sodium silicide. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 182(9), 2535–2542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2009.06.037
- ↑ Hydrogen Production from Sodium Silicide Powder; Prospects for On-Board Generation, 14 July 2006
- ↑ "Silicide-Based Hydrogen Generation for Back-Up Power and Portable Fuel Cells". July 2013. http://www.signachem.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/3.1_NaSi-White-Paper-WEB1.pdf.
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