Microstructural investiljations of light-emitting porous Si layers
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The structural and morphological characteristics of visible-light-emitting porous Si layers produced by anodic and stain etching of single-crystal Si substrates are compared using transmission electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy ( AFM) . AFM of conventionally anodized, laterally anodized and stain-etched Si layers show that the layers have a fractal-type surface morphology. The anodized layers are rougher than the stain-etched films. At higher magnification 10 nm sized hillocks are visible on the surface. Transmission electron diffraction patterns indicate an amorphous structure with no evidence for the presence of crystalline Si in the near-surface regions of the porous Si layers.
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