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Supergravity-assisted and controllable preparation of one-dimensional silicon nanowire arrays

A technology of silicon nanowire arrays and silicon wafers, which is applied in nanotechnology, semiconductor/solid-state device manufacturing, electrical components, etc., can solve problems such as difficulties in bubble escape, affecting etching uniformity, and uneven array structure, and achieve shortening The effect of reaction time

Active Publication Date: 2018-03-13
INST OF PROCESS ENG CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
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Because the silver nanoparticles in the solution environment are very unstable, they are easy to move chaotically and disperse in the etching solution, and once they come into contact with Si, they will etch Si, resulting in uneven, broken, and sharp tops of silicon nanowires. , unevenness, etc.
In addition, due to the gas generated around the metal during the etching process, it is difficult for the bubbles to escape in the narrow etching space (nanoscale) between the nanowires, which will seriously affect the contact between the etching solution and the etching interface. It not only affects the uniformity of etching, but also makes the length of silicon nanowires vary; it also changes the etching direction of silver nanoparticles due to the lack of etching solution, and finally cuts the silicon nanowires.
Finally, since the etching reaction is realized in the narrow nanowire gap, the fresh etching solution must be able to continuously enter the surface of the metal nanoparticles to promote the continuous progress of the etching reaction; however, due to the effect of surface tension, the fresh etching solution It is difficult to continuously enter the narrow etching reaction area, which affects the speed and uniformity of the etching reaction
[0006] Therefore, problems such as chaotic movement of metal particles, difficulty in escaping bubbles, and hindered mass transfer of etching solution caused by the preparation principle of silicon nanowire arrays have caused the inhomogeneity of the array structure.

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[0043] (1) Weigh 391mg of silver nitrate solid particles and put them into a plastic bottle wrapped in aluminum foil in advance, add 14ml of hydrofluoric acid and then add 76ml of water to prepare an etching solution;

[0044] (2) Put the cleaned monocrystalline silicon chip into the test tube, adjust the position of the silicon chip so that the centrifugal force direction is perpendicular to the polished surface of the silicon chip, put the test tube into the centrifuge, and add etching solution; set the parameters (0rpm, 300rpm, 500rpm), the etching time is 20min and the temperature is constant at 5°C. Etching silicon wafers in a hypergravity field;

[0045] (3) Soak the etched silicon wafer in aqua regia for 30 minutes, rinse and dry to obtain a silicon nanowire array.

[0046] figure 2 Scanning electron microscope plan view of the silicon nanowire array prepared in this example, (a) is the silicon nanowire prepared in the non-hypergravity system, (b) and (c) are the sil...

Embodiment 2

[0049] (1) Weigh 391mg of silver nitrate solid particles and put them into a plastic bottle wrapped in aluminum foil in advance, add 14ml of hydrofluoric acid and then add 76ml of water to prepare an etching solution;

[0050] (2) Put the cleaned monocrystalline silicon chip into the test tube, adjust the position of the silicon chip so that the centrifugal force is parallel to the polished surface of the silicon chip, put the test tube into the centrifuge, and add the etching solution; set the parameters (rotating speed 100rpm, Temperature 25°C, time 30min), etch the silicon wafer;

[0051] (3) Soak the etched silicon wafer in aqua regia for 30 minutes, rinse and dry to obtain a silicon nanowire array.

[0052] Figure 4 The plan view and section view of the scanning electron microscope image of the silicon nanowire array prepared for this example. It can be seen from the figure that as the reaction time increases, the length of silicon nanowires prepared at low rotational ...

Embodiment 3

[0054] (1) Weigh 391mg of silver nitrate solid particles and put them into a plastic bottle wrapped in aluminum foil in advance, add 14ml of hydrofluoric acid and then add 76ml of water to prepare an etching solution;

[0055] (2) Put the cleaned monocrystalline silicon chip into the test tube, adjust the position of the silicon chip so that the centrifugal force is parallel to the polished surface of the silicon chip, put the test tube into the centrifuge, and add the etching solution; set the parameters (rotating speed 10000rpm, Temperature 50°C, time 5min), etch the silicon wafer;

[0056] (3) Soak the etched silicon wafer in aqua regia for 30 minutes, rinse and dry to obtain a silicon nanowire array.

[0057] Figure 5 The plan view and section view of the scanning electron microscope image of the silicon nanowire array prepared for this example. It can be seen from the figure that silicon nanowires with a certain length (3 μm) can be prepared in a short time with the in...

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Abstract

The invention discloses a preparation method for a one-dimensional silicon nanowire array, wherein a metal-assisted chemical etching method from the top down is adopted, the cut and cleaned silicon wafers are put into stable hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution etching liquid of metal salts, and in a supergravity system, the one-dimensional silicon nanowire array with high quality can be controllably prepared by a one-step method of adjusting the rotating speed, temperature and time of a centrifugal machine. According to the preparation method provided by the invention, the supergravity field is introduced in a reaction process, the silicon nanowire array with different shapes and high quality can be prepared by the one-step method, and the reaction time can be shortened.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of nanomaterial preparation, and relates to a method for controllably preparing a one-dimensional silicon nanowire array by using a supergravity technology. Background technique [0002] Semiconductor one-dimensional nanomaterials have a wide range of applications in photovoltaics, thermoelectrics, photochemical cells, biomedicine and other fields due to their unique optical, electrical and thermal properties. As one of the most abundant elements on the earth, silicon has a narrow band gap (1.12eV), which makes it have good visible light absorption ability. In addition, the one-dimensional silicon nanowire structure can effectively shorten the migration distance of carriers. And it has a light trapping effect, which can effectively enhance the light absorption performance of silicon. So far, a lot of work has been done on silicon nanoarray-based biological detectors, field effect transistors, luminescent mat...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01L21/02B82Y40/00
CPCB82Y40/00H01L21/30608H01L29/0669
Inventor 王钰段春阳任贝陈运法
Owner INST OF PROCESS ENG CHINESE ACAD OF SCI