Surface Structure Dependence of Mechanochemical Etching: Scanning Probe-Based Nanolithography Study on Si(100), Si(110), and Si(111)

Chen Xiao, Xiaojun Xin, Xin He, Hongbo Wang, Lei Chen, Seong H. Kim, Linmao Qian

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Abstract

We employed a scanning probe-based lithography process on single-crystalline Si(100), Si(110), and Si(111) surfaces and studied the effects of crystallographic surface structures on mechanochemical etching of silicon in liquid water. The facet angle and etching rate of the mechanochemical process were different from those of the purely chemical etching process. In liquid water, the shape of the mechanochemically etched nanochannel appeared to be governed by thermodynamics of the etched surface, rather than stress distribution. Analyzing the etch rate with the mechanically assisted Arrhenius-type kinetics model showed that the shear-induced hydrolysis activity varies drastically with the crystallographic structure of silicon surface.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)20583-20588
Number of pages6
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume11
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 12 2019

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Materials Science

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