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ArticleMicromachines2021

Fabrication of Needle-Like Silicon Nanowires by Using a Nanoparticles-Assisted Bosch Process for Both High Hydrophobicity and Anti-Reflection.

Zengxing Zhang, Guohua Liu, Kaiying Wang

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Article in Micromachines, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zengxing ZhangDepartment of microsystems, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3184 Horten, Norway.
Guohua LiuBeijing Key Laboratory of Multiphase Flow and Heat Transfer for Low Grade Energy Utilization, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China.
Kaiying WangDepartment of microsystems, University of South-Eastern Norway, 3184 Horten, Norway.

Funding

KD program of University of South-Eastern Norway, and the Norwegian Micro- and Nano-Fabrication Facility 245963/F50Regionale Forskningsfond VESTFOLD OG TELEMARK 319188
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this work, a modified Bosch etching process is developed to create silicon nanowires. Au nanoparticles (NPs) formed by magnetron sputtering film deposition and thermal annealing were employed as the hard mask to achieve controllable density and high aspect ratios. Such silicon nanowire exhibits the excellent anti-reflection ability of a reflectance value of below 2% within a broad light wave range between 220 and 1100 nm. In addition, Au NPs-induced surface plasmons significantly enhance the near-unity anti-reflection characteristics, achieving a reflectance below 3% within the wavelength range of 220 to 2600 nm. Furthermore, the nanowire array exhibits super-hydrophobic behavior with a contact angle over ~165.6° without enforcing any hydrophobic chemical treatment. Such behavior yields in water droplets bouncing off the surface many times. These properties render this silicon nanowire attractive for applications such as photothermal, photocatalysis, supercapacitor, and microfluidics.

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anti-reflectionBosch processhydrophobicitynanoparticlessilicon nanowires

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PMID34577653
PMCPMC8471489

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