A facile synthesis of silicon nanowires/micropillars structure using lithography and metal-assisted chemical etching method

作者:Xi, Yilian; Zhang, Weijia*; Fan, Zhigiang; Ma, Qiang; Wang, Shan; Ma, Denghao; Jiang, Zhaoyi; Li, Hongzhen; Zhang, Yulong
来源:Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 2018, 258: 181-190.
DOI:10.1016/j.jssc.2017.07.034

摘要

In this paper, a new fabrication method for silicon nanowires/micropillars structure is proposed. This method is using lithography and metal-assisted chemical etching to fabricate the structure of silicon nanowires/micropillars. In the experiment, to obtain the optimal light trapping properties of silicon nanowires/micropillars structure, the optimal light trapping properties of silicon nanowires were systemically investigated, including etching concentration, etching time and etching temperature. And then, a large-area uniform, controllable and optimal light trapping silicon nanowires/micropillars structure was fabricated using lithography and metal assisted chemical etching method. This controllable and facile method for silicon nanowires/micropillars structure will expand its application in the field of optoelectronic devices and solar cells.