Undoped and Sb-doped SnO2 sol–gel derived thin films have been prepared for the first time from tin (IV) ethoxide precursor and SbCl3 in order to be utilised for gas sensing applications where porous silicon is used as a substrate. Transparent, crack-free and adherent layers were obtained on different types of substrates (Si, SiO2/Si). The evolution of the Sn–O chemical bonds in the SnO2 during...

We have fabricated spherical and cylindrical concave micro-mirrors in silicon with dimensions from 20 microm to 100 microm. The fabrication process involves standard photolithography followed by large area ion beam irradiation and electrochemical anodisation in a HF electrolyte. After thermal oxidation the silicon surface roughness is less than 2 nm. We also present a multilayer porous silicon ...

Cholera toxin levels are optically detected by affinity capture within hybrid lipid bilayer membranes formed in the nanostructures of porous silicon photonic crystals.

Porous structured silicon or porous silicon (PS) powder was prepared by chemical etching of silicon powder in an etchant solution of HF: HNO₃: H₂O (1:3:5 v/v). An immersion time of 4 min was sufficient for depositing Cu metal from an aqueous solution of CuSO₄ in the presence of HF. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis revealed that the Cu particles aggregated upon an increase in metal co...

We report on the immobilization of an OPAA enzyme on luminescent porous silicon devices, and on the utilization of this new platform to hydrolyze p-nitrophenyl-soman.

Here we report an approach to roll out Li-ion battery components from silicon chips by a continuous and repeatable etch-infiltrate-peel cycle. Vertically aligned silicon nanowires etched from recycled silicon wafers are captured in a polymer matrix that operates as Li(+) gel-electrolyte and electrode separator and peeled off to make multiple battery devices out of a single wafer. Porous, electr...

We report on the design and fabrication of porous silicon based rugate filters. We have achieved narrow line-width, high reflectivity optical filters made entirely from silicon by continuously varying of the refractive index of Si and apodizing the index profile of the structure. 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Porous cellulose acetate membranes were suspended over 75 micron wide silicon microchannels. The microchannels are formed when a viscous polymer lacquer is directly spin cast onto etched silicon cavities (Fig. 1). Standard fabrication processes are used to create the channel, preventing the need for adhesives, substrate bonding, or other complex assembly procedures. These microchannels can allo...

The development of chemically stable porous silicon (pSi) materials for DIOS (Desorption/Ionization on Silicon) mass spectrometry, covalent linkers cleaved in the DIOS laser pulse, and efficient methods for bond formation to immobilized species, allows for on-chip affinity purification and mass detection.

We designed and fabricated binder-free, 3D porous silicon nanostructures for Li-ion battery anodes, where Si nanoparticles electrically contact current collectors via vertically grown silicon nanowires. When compared with a Si nanowire anode, the areal capacity was increased by a factor of 4 without having to use long, high temperature steps under vacuum that vapour– liquid–solid Si nanowire gr...