Morphological, Structural and Chemical Properties of p- type Porous Silicon Produced by Electrochemical Etching

Authors

Raid A. Ismail, Department of Applied Sciences, University of Technology, Baghdad, IraqFollow
Nadir F. Habubi, Physics Department, Education Faculty, University of Al- Mustansiriyah, Baghdad, IraqFollow
Ahmed N. Abd, Physics Department, Science Faculty, University of Al- Mustansiriyah, Baghdad, IraqFollow

Abstract

In this paper, the nanocrystalline porous silicon (PS) films are prepared by electrochemical etching of p-type silicon wafer with current density (7 mA/cm2) and etching times on the formation nano-sized pore array with a dimension of around different etching time. The films were characterized by the measurement of XRD, FTIR spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy properties (AFM). We have estimated crystallites size from X-Ray diffraction about nanoscale for porous silicon and Atomic Force microscopy confirms the nanometric size Chemical fictionalization during the electrochemical etching show on the surface chemical composition of PS. The etching possesses inhomogeneous microstructures that contain a-Si clusters (Si3–Si–H) dispersed in amorphous silica matrix . From the FTIR analyses showed that the Si dangling bonds of the as-prepared PS layer have large amount of Hydrogen to form weak Si–H bonds. The atomic force microscopy investigation shows the rough silicon surface, with increasing etching process (current density and etching time) porous structure nucleates which leads to an increase in the depth and width (diameter) of surface pits. Consequently, the surface roughness also increase.

Recommended Citation

A. Ismail, Raid; F. Habubi, Nadir; and N. Abd, Ahmed (2014) "Morphological, Structural and Chemical Properties of p- type Porous Silicon Produced by Electrochemical Etching," International Journal of Thin Film Science and Technology: Vol. 3 : Iss. 3 , PP -.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/ijtfst/vol3/iss3/7