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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2024

A Fabrication Method for Realizing Vertically Aligned Silicon Nanowires Featuring Precise Dimension Control.

Sourav Mukherjee, Mohannad Y Elsayed, Hani H Tawfik, Mourad N El-Gamal

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors.

Sourav MukherjeeElectrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0E9, Canada.ORCID 0009-0001-3177-2199
Mohannad Y ElsayedMEMS Vision International Inc., Montreal, QC H4P 2R9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7079-1181
Hani H TawfikMEMS Vision International Inc., Montreal, QC H4P 2R9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2282-7490
Mourad N El-GamalElectrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0E9, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) have garnered considerable attention in the last few decades owing to their versatile applications. One extremely desirable aspect of fabricating SiNWs is controlling their dimensions and alignment. In addition, strict control of surface roughness or diameter modulation is another key parameter for enhanced performance in applications such as photovoltaics, thermoelectric devices, etc. This study investigates a method of fabricating silicon nanowires using electron beam lithography (EBL) and the deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) Bosch process to achieve precisely controlled fabrication. The fabricated nanowires had a pitch error within 2% of the pitch of the direct writing mask. The maximum error in the average diameter was close to 25%. The simplified two-step method with tight control of the dimensions and surface tunability presents a reliable technique to fabricate vertically aligned SiNWs for some targeted applications.

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Bosch processDRIEdry etchinge-beam lithographyEBLnanofabricationnanostructuressilicon nanowire

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PMID39598922
PMCPMC11598797

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