Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 1997, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (4): 621.

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Studies on Photoelectrochemical Properties of Porous Silicon

WANG Bao-Hui1, WANG De-Jun2, LI Tie-Jin2   

  1. 1. Science & Technology ResFarch Institute of Safety Protect ionin Work, Daqing Petroleum Institute, Anda, 151400;
    2. Department of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130023
  • Received:1996-07-09 Online:1997-05-24 Published:1997-05-24

Abstract: The charge transfer and photoelectric properties of porous silicon were investigat-ed by photoelectrochemical techniques.The results show that the porous silicon fabricated bysingle crystalline p-Si exhibits photoelectric properties of p-type semiconductors with a high-er photocurrent than the original silicon.Due to the unique surface structure, the porous sili-con has a particular photocurrent spectrum.This is attributed to the photocharge-trappingeffect of surface states in the porous silicon.

Key words: Porous silicon, Photocurrent, Photoelectrochemistry, Charge transfer

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