CHARACTERIZATION OF PHOTOLUMINESCENT POROUS SI BY SMALL-ANGLE SCATTERING OF X-RAYS

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VEZIN, V [1 ]
GOUDEAU, P [1 ]
NAUDON, A [1 ]
HALIMAOUI, A [1 ]
BOMCHIL, G [1 ]
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[1] CTR NATL ETUD TELECOMMUN,F-38243 MEYLAN,FRANCE
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10.1063/1.106901
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A microstructural study of high-porosity porous silicon layers formed on lightly P-doped wafers has been performed by x-ray small-angle scattering (SAXS) using the powerful and parallel beam of the synchrotron radiation. When the porosity of the sample is increased from 55% to 85% there is a continuous modification in the shape of the scattering profiles. The silicon skeleton mass fractal dimension decreases continuously. For porosity around 85%, the value for which the sample starts to display a strong photoluminescence at room temperature, there is a large increase in the pore size. The scattering profiles are characteristic of an isotropic three-dimensional structure.
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