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Fabrication of precisely controlled silicon wire and cone arrays by electrochemical etching

Title
Fabrication of precisely controlled silicon wire and cone arrays by electrochemical etching
Author(s)
Seo, Hong-SeokLi, XiaopengUm, Han-DonYoo, BongyoungKim, Jae-HyunKim, Kang-PilCho, Yong WooLee, Jung-Ho
Issued Date
2009-12-15
Citation
Materials Letters, v.63, no.29, pp.2567 - 2569
Type
Article
Author Keywords
MicrostructureSurfacesWiresConesElectrochemical etching
Keywords
Chemical EtchingCombined TreatmentCone ArraysConesElectrochemical EtchingEtching TimeFabricationField emitterGROWTHHigh-DensityHigh-Density IntegrationIntegrated ElectronicsMECHANISMMicro-ScalesMicrostructureN-TYPE SILICONNanowiresOrdered ArraySharp TipSilicon WiresSurfacesThermoelectric DevicesWireWire DiameterWires
ISSN
0167-577X
Abstract
There is an exponentially growing need for well-oriented, vertical silicon nano/micro-structure arrays, particularly in high-density integrated electronic devices. Here, we demonstrate that precisely controlled vertical arrays of silicon wires and cones can be fabricated by a combined treatment strategy of electrochemical and chemical etchings. First, a periodically ordered array of silicon wires was readily fabricated at microscale by simple electrochemical etching in which the current density played a critical role in determining the wire diameter and interspacing. The microstructures fabricated by electrochemical etching were more precisely tuned by further chemical etching, thereby transforming into cone arrays with extremely sharp tips where the cone height was controlled by the etching time. This approach could have broad utility in many electronics requiring miniaturization and high-density integration such as field emitters, photovoltaic and thermoelectric devices. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11750/3542
DOI
10.1016/j.matlet.2009.09.005
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Related Researcher
  • 김재현 Kim, Jae Hyun
  • Research Interests 에너지; 배터리; 고체전해질; 태양전지; 전기차; 리튬이온배터리
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