Porous Silicon: From Formation to Application: Formation and Properties, Volume One [Paperback]

INTRODUCTION. Porous Silicon Characterization and Application: General View. SILICON POROSIFICATION. Fundamentals of Silicon Porosification via Electrochemical Etching. Technology of Si Porous Layer Fabrication Using Anodic Etching: General Scientific and Technical Issues. Silicon Porosification: Approaches to PSi Parameters Control. PROPERTIES AND PROCESSING. Methods of Porous Silicon Parameters Control. Structural and Electrophysical Properties of Porous Silicon. Luminescent Properties of Porous Silicon. Optical Properties of Porous Silicon. Thermal Properties of Porous Silicon. Alternative Methods of Silicon Porosification and Properties of These PSi Layers. The Mechanism of Metal-Assisted Etching of Silicon. Porous Silicon Processing. Surface Chemistry of Porous Silicon. Contacts to Porous Silicon and PSi-Based pn Homo- and Heterojunctions.

Porous silicon is rapidly attracting increasing interest in various fields, including optoelectronics, microelectronics, photonics, medicine, chemistry, biosensing, and energy. Porous Silicon: Formation and Properties fills a gap in the literature of the field today, providing a thorough introduction to current knowledge of the formation, processing, and properties of porous silicon. It also analyzes present and potential applications of porous silicon in technology, including various devices.

With contributions from an international team of well-known experts, this book presents the most recent progress in the field of porous silicon. Focused chapters cover the fundamentals of silicon porosification, the qualities of porous silicon, including its electrical, luminescent, optical, and thermal properties, and the processing of porous silicon for use in the technology of other fields. It also gives vallcC