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Nanostructural Study of Luminescent Porous Polycrystalline Silicon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

M. C. Poon ,
P. G. Han ,
J. K. O. Sin  and
H. Wong
M. C. Poon
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
P. G. Han
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
J. K. O. Sin
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
H. Wong
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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Abstract

Luminescent porous poly-Si films with large areas or micron-sized patterns have been obtained by anodization or stain etching of phosphorus-doped poly-Si films deposited by low pressure chemical vapor deposition onto Si, thermal oxide or CVD nitride. The anodized film is composed of spherical Si grains with nano-pores formed around the surface. However, the stainetched film has large rectangular Si grains, and no nano-pores can be observed. The intensity of photoluminescence is enhanced after nitric acid boiling or stain etching, and is found to be closely related to the crystallinity of the porous Si layers.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 431: Symposium P – Microporous and Macroporous Materials , 1996 , 265
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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