A periodic array of silicon pillars fabricated by photoelectrochemical etching
- Authors
- Li, Xiaopeng; Seo, Hong-Seok; Um, Han-Don; Jee, Sang-Won; Cho, YongWoo; Yoo, Bongyoung; Lee, Jung-Ho
- Issue Date
- Nov-2009
- Publisher
- Pergamon Press Ltd.
- Keywords
- Photoelectrochemical etching; Silicon pillar array; Pore separation; Macroporous silicon; KOH post-etching
- Citation
- Electrochimica Acta, v.54, no.27, pp.6978 - 6982
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- Journal Title
- Electrochimica Acta
- Volume
- 54
- Number
- 27
- Start Page
- 6978
- End Page
- 6982
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/40641
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.electacta.2009.06.094
- ISSN
- 0013-4686
- Abstract
- A periodic array of silicon pillars was photoelectrochemically fabricated using the two-step etching process with a n-type Si (1 0 0) substrate. Two key factors, backside illumination and anodic bias, were required to obtain a high-aspect ratio macropore array of silicon. It was found that the initial pore could be separated into two different pores when the applied anodic bias was greater than a certain critical value. The pore size of the macroporous silicon with a high porosity was increased by anisotropic etching in an alkaline solution. Due to destruction of the pore sidewalls, KOH etching allowed for the fabrication of silicon pillars on a large-scale wafer with an improved uniformity. The anisotropic etching behavior of KOH solution led to necking of the silicon pillars when the etching time exceeded 60 s. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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