Porous-Silicon Formation in HF–HNO3–H2O Etchants

Pleiades Publishing Ltd - Tập 31 - Trang 88-96 - 2002
E. A. Starostina1, V. V. Starkov1, A. F. Vyatkin1
1Institute of Microelectronic Technologies and High-Purity Materials, Russian Academy of Sciences, Chernogolovka, Moscow oblast, Russia

Tóm tắt

The chemical formation of porous silicon in HF–HNO3–H2O etchants is studied experimentally. A technique is devised to determine the ranges in which the proportions of the acids should be varied in order to change from etch polishing to pore formation. The structure and properties of porous layers are examined in relation to the proportion of etchant ingredients.

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