Molecular dynamics study of nano-size silica melting by high heat flux

Electrochemical preparation of silicon nanowires from nanometre silica in molten calcium chloride

“…In fact, the softening or melting temperature of nanosize silica is expected to be much lower than that of bulk silica. 11 Furthermore, it was reported that CaCl 2 as a fluxing agent can lower the softening or melting temperature of silica. 12 Therefore, it is suggested that the network structure after immersion was formed through a partial softening or melting process of nano-SiO 2 in molten CaCl 2 at 900 1C.…”