PHOTOLUMINESCENCE AND FORMATION MECHANISM OF CHEMICALLY ETCHED SILICON

被引:112
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SHIH, S
JUNG, KH
HSIEH, TY
SARATHY, J
CAMPBELL, JC
KWONG, DL
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[1] Microelectronics Research Center, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, Austin
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10.1063/1.107162
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Room-temperature photoluminescence (PL) from Si chemically etched (CE) in HF-HNO3-based solution has been observed. Scanning electron microscopy reveals that the etched Si has a surface morphology similar to that of luminescent porous Si fabricated by conventional anodization. PL spectra show an order of magnitude smaller luminescent intensity and a shorter wavelength intensity peak for CE Si. A CE Si thickness limitation was observed. The formation of CE Si can be readily explained by a local anodization model.
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