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Porous Semiconductors - Science and Technology

  2. Silicon nanowires fabricated by metal-assisted chemical etching can present low porosity and a rough surface depending on the doping level of the original silicon wafer. In this case, wiring of silicon nanowir...

    Authors: L. D’Ortenzi, R. Monsù, E. Cara, M. Fretto, S. Kara, S. J. Rezvani and L. Boarino
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:468
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  3. We have performed a detailed characterization study of electrochemically etched p-type GaAs in a hydrofluoric acid-based electrolyte. The samples were investigated and characterized through cathodoluminescence...

    Authors: Youcef A. Bioud, Abderraouf Boucherif, Ali Belarouci, Etienne Paradis, Dominique Drouin and Richard Arès
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:446
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  4. This work compares structural and optical properties of silicon nanocrystals prepared by two fundamentally different methods, namely, electrochemical etching of Si wafers and low-pressure plasma synthesis, com...

    Authors: Ondřej Cibulka, Christoph Vorkötter, Adam Purkrt, Jakub Holovský, Jan Benedikt and Kateřina Herynková
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:445
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  5. In this work, we report a method to process porous silicon to improve its chemical resistance to alkaline solution attacks based on the functionalization of the pore surface by the electrochemical reduction of...

    Authors: Mariavitalia Tiddia, Guido Mula, Elisa Sechi, Annalisa Vacca, Eleonora Cara, Natascia De Leo, Matteo Fretto and Luca Boarino
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:436
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  6. The study of the stability enhancement of a peroxidase immobilized onto mesoporous silicon/silica microparticles is presented. Peroxidases tend to get inactivated in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, their es...

    Authors: P. Sahare, M. Ayala, R. Vazquez-Duhalt, U. Pal, A. Loni, L. T. Canham, I. Osorio and V. Agarwal
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:417
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  7. Native diatoms made of amorphous silica are first converted into silicon structures via magnesiothermic process, preserving the original shape: electron force microscopy analysis performed on silicon-converted...

    Authors: Ilaria Rea, Monica Terracciano, Soundarrajan Chandrasekaran, Nicolas H. Voelcker, Principia Dardano, Nicola M. Martucci, Annalisa Lamberti and Luca De Stefano
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:405
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  9. Efficient mass transport through porous networks is essential for achieving rapid response times in sensing applications utilizing porous materials. In this work, we show that open-ended porous membranes can o...

    Authors: Yiliang Zhao, Girija Gaur, Raymond L. Mernaugh, Paul E. Laibinis and Sharon M. Weiss
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:395
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  10. The electronic tongue based on the array of low selective photovoltaic (PV) sensors and principal component analysis is proposed for detection of various alcohol solutions. A sensor array is created at the for...

    Authors: S. V. Litvinenko, D. O. Bielobrov, V. Lysenko and V. A. Skryshevsky
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:374
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  11. Controlled drug delivery systems are an encouraging solution to some drug disadvantages such as reduced solubility, deprived biodistribution, tissue damage, fast breakdown of the drug, cytotoxicity, or side ef...

    Authors: Maria Porta-i-Batalla, Chris Eckstein, Elisabet Xifré-Pérez, Pilar Formentín, J. Ferré-Borrull and Lluis F. Marsal
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:372
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  12. We have prepared colloidal solutions of clusters composed from porous silicon nanoparticles in methanol, water and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS). Even if the size of the nanoclusters is between 60 and 500 nm...

    Authors: Kateřina Herynková, Miroslav Šlechta, Petra Šimáková, Anna Fučíková and Ondřej Cibulka
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:367
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  13. We report the electrochemical performance of porous NASICON-type Li3Fe2(PO4)3 thin films to be used as a cathode for Li-ion microbatteries. Crystalline porous NASICON-type Li3Fe2(PO4)3 layers were obtained by rad...

    Authors: Vinsensia Ade Sugiawati, Florence Vacandio, Marielle Eyraud, Philippe Knauth and Thierry Djenizian
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:365
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  14. The capability of the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method for the numerical modelling of the optical properties of nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA) in a broad range of inter-pore distances is evaluated....

    Authors: Francesc Bertó-Roselló, Elisabet Xifré-Pérez, Josep Ferré-Borrull, Josep Pallarès and Lluis F. Marsal
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:359
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  15. Silicon nanowires (SiNWs) were fabricated by metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) where hydrofluoric acid (HF), which is typically used in this method, was changed into ammonium fluoride (NH4F). The structure a...

    Authors: Kirill A. Gonchar, Alsu A. Zubairova, Alexander Schleusener, Liubov A. Osminkina and Vladimir Sivakov
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:357
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  16. Porous biosilica from diatom frustules is well known for its peculiar optical and mechanical properties. In this work, gold-coated diatom frustules are used as low-cost, ready available, functional support for...

    Authors: Marianna Pannico, Ilaria Rea, Soundarrajan Chandrasekaran, Pellegrino Musto, Nicolas H. Voelcker and Luca De Stefano
    Citation: Nanoscale Research Letters 2016 11:315
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