Biosensing platforms based on silicon nanostructures: A critical review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338393
Abstract: Biosensors are revolutionizing the health-care systems worldwide, permitting to survey several diseases, even at their early stage, by using different biomolecules such as proteins, DNA, and other biomarkers. However, these sensing approaches are still scarcely… read more here.
Keywords: nanostructures critical; based silicon; platforms based; silicon nanostructures ... See more keywords
Growth and chemical modification of silicon nanostructures templated in molecule corrals: Parallels with the surface chemistry of single crystalline silicon
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DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2019.01.010
Abstract: Abstract Molecule corrals having diameters of 30 – 50 nm were created on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) using cesium ion bombardment. The molecule corrals were used as templates to grow silicon nanostructures by physical… read more here.
Keywords: chemical modification; silicon; silicon nanostructures; molecule corrals ... See more keywords
A route to engineered high aspect-ratio silicon nanostructures through regenerative secondary mask lithography.
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DOI: 10.1039/d1nr07024j
Abstract: Silicon nanostructuring imparts unique material properties including antireflectivity, antifogging, anti-icing, self-cleaning, and/or antimicrobial activity. To tune these properties however, a good control over features' size and shape is essential. Here, a versatile fabrication process is… read more here.
Keywords: mask; high aspect; regenerative secondary; silicon ... See more keywords
Deformation-induced silicon nanostructures
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DOI: 10.1063/5.0025499
Abstract: Silicon (Si) has been widely used in advanced energy technologies including solar cells and secondary batteries because of its unique properties. However, up to now, the highest conversion efficiency of solar cells for silicon is… read more here.
Keywords: deformation induced; deformation; silicon nanostructures; induced silicon ... See more keywords
Electrochemical engineering of wide photonic bandgap in silicon nanostructures for omnidirectional mirror applications
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DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/ade63b
Abstract: We report the optimized design and theoretical analysis of broadband omnidirectional mirrors made of silicon nanostructures. The design principle is based on regulating the electrochemical etching process of single-crystalline silicon substrates in an acidic solution… read more here.
Keywords: silicon nanostructures; engineering wide; wide photonic; silicon ... See more keywords
Inter- and intraband Coulomb interactions between holes in silicon nanostructures
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.104.205409
Abstract: We present a full derivation of the interaction Hamiltonian for holes in Silicon within the six-band envelope-function scheme, which appropriately describes the valence band close to the $\boldsymbol{\Gamma}$ point. The full structure of the single-hole… read more here.
Keywords: intraband coulomb; coulomb interactions; silicon nanostructures; holes silicon ... See more keywords
Silicon Nanostructures for Hydrogen Generation and Storage
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DOI: 10.3390/nano15191531
Abstract: Today, hydrogen is already widely regarded as up-and-coming source of energy. It is essential to meet energy needs while reducing environmental pollution, since it has a high energy capacity and does not emit carbon oxide… read more here.
Keywords: silicon nanostructures; hydrogen generation; generation; generation storage ... See more keywords