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Type: 
Journal
Description: 
Silicon nanowires (Si NWs) are widely investigated nowadays for implementation in advanced energy conversion and storage devices, as well as many other possible applications. Black silicon (BSi)-NWs are dry etched NWs that merge the advantages related to low-dimensionality with the special industrial appeal connected to deep reactive ion etching (RIE). In fact, RIE is a well established technique in microelectronics manufacturing. However, RIE processing could affect the electrical properties of BSi-NWs by introducing deep states into their forbidden gap. This work applies deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) to identify electrically active deep levels and the associated defects in dry etched Si NW arrays. Besides, the successful fitting of DLTS spectra of BSi-NWs-based Schottky barrier diodes is an experimental confirmation that the same theoretical framework of dynamic electronic behavior of deep …
Publisher: 
American Chemical Society
Publication date: 
27 Apr 2016
Authors: 

Stefania Carapezzi, Antonio Castaldini, Fulvio Mancarella, Antonella Poggi, Anna Cavallini

Biblio References: 
Volume: 8 Issue: 16 Pages: 10443-10450
Origin: 
ACS applied materials & interfaces