Monosilane has a wide range of applications and market demand will continue to rise.

Monosilane is a type of silanes, also known as tetrahydrosilicon. At normal temperature and pressure, monosilane is a colorless gas with a foul smell. Silane is active in nature, extremely sensitive to oxygen, can spontaneously ignite in the air, is insoluble in water, and is insoluble in ethanol, ether, benzene, chloroform, silicon tetrachloride and other solvents. Monosilane is an important gas source that provides silicon components and is widely used in photovoltaic solar energy, automobiles, construction, flat panel displays, semiconductors, IC manufacturing and other fields.

Monosilane has a wide range of applications. In recent years, with the development of electronics, semiconductor and other industries, the market demand for monosilane has continued to grow. According to the “2022-2026 Monsilane (Tetrahydrosilicon) Industry In-depth Market Research and Investment Strategy Suggestions Report released by the Industrial Research Center 》 shows that from 2017 to 2021, the global monosilane market has an average annual compound growth rate of more than 9.0%. By 2021, the global monosilane market sales have grown to US$470 million. It is expected that from 2022 to 2027, the global monosilane market It will still maintain growth, with an average annual compound growth rate of more than 10.0%.

In recent years, my country’s electronic information, photovoltaic and other industries have developed rapidly, driving the steady growth of the monosilane market. The market growth rate is higher than the global average. It is expected that this trend will remain in the next five years. At present, globally, the monosilane consumer market is mainly distributed in North America, Japan, Europe, Taiwan, China and other regions. North America is the largest consumer market, accounting for approximately 24.6% of the market in 2021.

The monosilane purification process includes adsorption method, distillation method, preheating decomposition method and low-temperature liquefaction method. Depending on the purity, monosilane can be divided into purity 3-4N, purity 5N and above. With the advancement of purification technology and upgrading of market consumption, the market share of monosilane with purity 5N and above continues to increase, and is expected to reach about 70.0% in 2026. .

There are many monosilane manufacturers. In the international market, monosilane suppliers mainly include Dow Corning of the United States, Evonik of Germany, Mitsui Chemicals of Japan, Linde Group of Germany, and Entegris of the United States. In the domestic market, monosilane suppliers mainly include silane. Science and Technology, Jinhong Gas, Jiangsu Zhongneng Silicon Industry, Polyfluoropolymer Zhejiang Zhongning Silicon Industry, etc. Among them, Silane Technology is the largest supplier of monosilane in my country, and the purity of some products has reached above 8N level. In recent years, due to rising raw material costs, higher labor costs, and increased equipment depreciation, monosilane production costs have remained high, resulting in a decline in the industry’s gross profit margin.

Industry analysts said that as an important gas source that provides silicon components, monosilane has a wide range of applications. With the development of electronics, photovoltaics, With the development of automobile and other industries, the market demand for monosilane will continue to rise, and there is broad room for industry development in the future. There are many monosilane production companies. Compared with international companies, Chinese companies are generally smaller in scale and still have considerable room for improvement in terms of process technology, R&D investment, and supply capabilities.