P–N Nanoporous Silicon Fabrication Using Photoelectrochemical Etching and Ultrasonic Vibration and Liquid-Phase Bonding for Optoelectronic Applications
Chao-Ching Chiang, Philip Nathaniel Immanuel
TL;DR
This paper presents a method to fabricate P-N nanoporous silicon with improved optical properties using photoelectrochemical etching and ultrasonic vibration, followed by bonding and thermal treatment.
Contribution
The novel contribution is the integration of ultrasonic vibration and liquid-phase bonding to enhance the optical performance of nanoporous silicon.
Findings
Ultrasonic vibration during etching improved pore uniformity and suppressed hydrogen bubble accumulation.
The fabricated NPS devices showed an average external quantum efficiency of 7.3% at 10 V bias.
Liquid-phase bonding and thermal annealing increased photoluminescence intensity by 180%.
Abstract
We systematically investigated the optical properties of P-N nanoporous silicon (NPS) diodes fabricated using photoelectrochemical etching and ultrasonic vibration (PEEU), followed by liquid-phase bonding and thermal treatment. Ultrasonic vibration during etching promoted uniform pore formation by enhancing reactant diffusion and suppressing hydrogen bubble accumulation, while laser-induced photocarriers improved etching selectivity, facilitating the formation of NPS with pronounced quantum confinement. The fabricated NPS devices exhibited significantly enhanced photoluminescence (PL) and electroluminescence (EL) properties, with an average external quantum efficiency of 7.3% at a bias of 10 V. Subsequent liquid-phase bonding and thermal annealing further enhanced structural stability and interface quality, resulting in an 180% increase in PL intensity. These results demonstrate that…
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TopicsSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence · Nanowire Synthesis and Applications · Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies