Porous and Nanoporous Semiconductors and Emerging Applications

Föll, Helmut; Carstensen, Jürgen; Frey, Stefan

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/JNM/2006/91635

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Volume 2006 | Article ID 091635 | https://doi.org/10.1155/JNM/2006/91635

Porous and Nanoporous Semiconductors and Emerging Applications

Helmut Föll,¹Jürgen Carstensen,¹and Stefan Frey¹

Received15 Mar 2006

Revised14 Sept 2006

Accepted03 Oct 2006

Published06 Dec 2006

Abstract

Pores in single-crystalline semiconductors can be produced in a wide range of geometries and morphologies, including the “nanometer” regime. Porous semiconductors may have properties completely different from the bulk, and metamaterials with, for example, optical properties not encountered in natural materials are emerging. Possible applications of porous semiconductors include various novel sensors, but also more “exotic” uses as, for example, high explosives or electrodes for micro-fuel cells. The paper briefly reviews pore formation (including more applied aspects of large area etching), properties of porous semiconductors, and emerging applications.

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