[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in precision diamond wire sawing monocrystalline silicon

A Li, S Hu, Y Zhou, H Wang, Z Zhang, W Ming - Micromachines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the brittleness of silicon, the use of a diamond wire to cut silicon wafers is a critical
stage in solar cell manufacturing. In order to improve the production yield of the cutting …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced 3D Through-Si-Via and Solder Bum** Technology: A Review

YJ Jang, A Sharma, JP Jung - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Three-dimensional (3D) packaging using through-Si-via (TSV) is a key technique for
achieving high-density integration, high-speed connectivity, and for downsizing of electronic …

[HTML][HTML] Application of p and n-type silicon nanowires as human respiratory sensing device

E Fakhri, MT Sultan, A Manolescu, S Ingvarsson… - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Accurate and fast breath monitoring is of great importance for various healthcare
applications, for example, medical diagnoses, studying sleep apnea, and early detection of …

Investigations on Optical Absorption and the Pyro-phototronic Effect with Selectively Patterned Black Silicon for Advanced Photodetection

C Nataraj, K Mohanta… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
A novel property existing in the stain-etching technique that eliminates the need for
expensive etchant masks in the texturization process of silicon wafers was identified …

Deep metal-assisted chemical etching using a porous monolithic AgAu layer to develop neutral-colored transparent silicon photovoltaics

HO Shin, K Lee, J Mun, DH Roh, E Hwang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, we report deep metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) using a porous monolithic
AgAu layer on crystalline silicon (c-Si) as an alternative to the expensive deep reactive ion …

The dopant (n-and p-type)-, band gap-, size-and stress-dependent field electron emission of silicon nanowires

C Kumar, V Kashyap, J Escrig, M Shrivastav… - Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This study investigates the electron field emission (EFE) of vertical silicon nanowires (Si
NWs) fabricated on n-type Si (100) and p-type Si (100) substrates using catalyst-induced …

Silicon Etching Using Copper–Metal-Assisted Chemical Etching: Unveiling the Role of Cu2O in Microscale Structure Fabrication

E Lee, S Park, GS Park, M Mehta, LYS Lee… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Achieving precise and cost-effective etching in the field of silicon three-dimensional (3D)
structure fabrication remains a significant challenge. Here, we present the successful …

Development of surface-texturized black silicon through metal-assisted chemical etching and its application in the thermophotovoltaic field: a review and …

AAK Azri, SFWM Hatta, YA Wahab… - Semiconductor …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The Shockley-Queisser limit poses a significant challenge in solar technology
research, limiting the theoretical efficiency to around 30%. Thermophotovoltaic (TPV) …

How illumination treatment affects on copper-assisted chemical etching of silicon wafers

H Tong, T Ma, X Yang, S Li, X Wan, W Ma - Applied Surface Science, 2025 - Elsevier
The electrons transfer and holes injection behaviors have an important effect on the silicon
chemical etching, but how they affect metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) of silicon is …

Investigation on different crystal grains from the multi-crystalline silicon (mc-Si) wafer

N Balamurugan, P Karuppasamy, P Ramasamy - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
We have studied the mc-Si wafers with different (hkl) planes. Initially, the wafer was
chemically etched by the KOH (20wt%) and IPA (2%) in the Millipore water at 60° C for 20 …