Silicon Tin Alloy

Silicon-tin alloys are utilized in the fabrication of group-IV semiconductor devices, where tin incorporation allows for strain engineering and the potential transition to a direct bandgap material.

Silicon-tin alloy targets are used in magnetron sputtering processes to deposit thin films for optoelectronic devices and infrared sensors.

Silicon-tin alloys are investigated as high-capacity anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, where the tin component helps mitigate the mechanical stress caused by silicon's volume expansion during lithiation.