Porous silicon prepared by photo electrochemical etching assisted by laser

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Falah A-H Mutlak

Abstract

Porous silicon (PS) layers are prepared by anodization for
different etching current densities. The samples are then
characterized the nanocrystalline porous silicon layer by X-Ray
Diffraction (XRD), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Fourier
Transform Infrared (FTIR). PS layers were formed on n-type Si
wafer. Anodized electrically with a 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 mA/cm2
current density for fixed 10 min etching times. XRD confirms the
formation of porous silicon, the crystal size is reduced toward
nanometric scale of the face centered cubic structure, and peak
becomes a broader with increasing the current density. The AFM
investigation shows the sponge like structure of PS at the lower
current density porous begin to form on the crystalline silicon, when
the current density increases, pores with maximum diameter are
formed as observed all over the surface. FTIR spectroscopy shows a
high density of silicon bonds, it is very sensitive to the surrounding
ambient air, and it is possible to oxidation spontaneously.

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Porous silicon prepared by photo electrochemical etching assisted by laser. IJP [Internet]. 2019 Jan. 11 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];15(32):122-9. Available from: https://ijp.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/physics/article/view/162
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Porous silicon prepared by photo electrochemical etching assisted by laser. IJP [Internet]. 2019 Jan. 11 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];15(32):122-9. Available from: https://ijp.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/physics/article/view/162

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