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Reducing SiO2 to Si requires extremely high temperatures (2000°) and sucks up all nearby carbon (bye bye graphene). Even most university labs will have trouble
by mchannon 15y ago
Reducing SiO2 to Si requires extremely high temperatures (2000°) and sucks up all nearby carbon (bye bye graphene).
Even most university labs will have trouble coming up with the temperatures required, particularly considering you want to keep the oxygen from air out (and the carbon monoxide product away from air-breathers).