Electrolysis: processes – compositions used therein – and methods – Electrolytic coating – Coating selected area
Patent
1995-02-27
1996-03-26
Valentine, Donald R.
Electrolysis: processes, compositions used therein, and methods
Electrolytic coating
Coating selected area
205137, 205148, 205157, 205651, 205656, 205674, C25D 712, C25D 1132
Patent
active
055017878
ABSTRACT:
A system for making porous silicon on blank and patterned Si substrates by "immersion scanning", particularly suitable for fabricating light-emitting Si devices and utilizing an open electrolytic cell having a cathode and an opposing anode consisting of a Si substrate on which the porous silicon is to be formed, both disposed, with their opposing surfaces in parallel, in an aqueous HF solution electrolyte contained in the cell. The substrate anode is mounted to be movable relative to the electrolyte so as to be mechanically cycled or scanned in and out of the electrolyte at a programmable rate during anodization. The uniformity, thickness and porosity of the resulting anodized layer on the substrate are determined by the scanning speed, number of cycles, current density, and HF-based electrolyte parameters of the system, and the Si substrate resistivity, conductivity type, and crystal orientation. The light-emitting silicon devices produced incorporate porous silicon layers and are operable at room temperature.
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Bassous Ernest
Halbout Jean-Marc
Iyer Subramanian S.
Kesan Vijay P.
Dowd Thomas P.
Drumheller Ronald L.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Valentine Donald R.
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