THE IMPACT OF SONICATION ON THE STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF STAIN-ETCH POROUS SILICON

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作者
CHANDLERHENDERSON, RR [1 ]
COFFER, JL [1 ]
FILESSESLER, LA [1 ]
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[1] TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC,CENT RES LABS,DALLAS,TX 75265
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10.1149/1.2059381
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O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
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081704 ;
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The influence of sonication on the surface structure and chemical stability of porous silicon (PS) thin films prepared by an open-circuit stain-etch is described. An analysis of differences in surface morphologies by atomic force microscopy between samples prepared either in the presence or absence of sonication reveals that sonication generates a relatively rougher, thicker film as evidenced by the magnitudes of average and root-mean square surface roughness (R(a))and the maximum height of surface features. These differences result in stain-etch porous Si films possessing greater chemical stability to exposure to reagents such as water and organoamines.
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