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- Title
The dual role of silver during silicon etching in HF solution.
- Authors
Abouda-Lachiheb, Manel; Nafie, Nesma; Bouaicha, Mongi
- Abstract
It was reported that during silicon etching, silver was subjected to have a controversial role. Some researchers debate that silver protects silicon, and, at the same time, other ones confirm that silver catalyzes silicon underneath. In this paper, we give experimental results arguing the dual role that silver has during the formation of silicon nanostructures. We give a proof that the role of silver depends on the experimental details and the intrinsic properties of silver during its deposition on the silicon wafer. Through our investigations, we tracked the silver particles that indicated which mechanism is involved. Characterizations of the prepared samples were made using a scanning electron microscope.
- Publication
Nanoscale research letters, 2012, Vol 7, Issue 1, p455
- ISSN
1556-276X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1186/1556-276X-7-455