• DocumentCode
    2091607
  • Title

    Electrochemically prepared black silicon for improved photon-to-electron conversion efficiency

  • Author

    Xianyu Ao

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Opt. & Electromagn. Res., South China Normal Univ., Guangzhou, China
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    7-10 Nov. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Black silicon with multiscale texture was prepared by electrochemical etching. To confirm the benefits, we coated it with TiO2 and used it as the photoanode in water splitting, and observed 45% enhancement in photocurrent density.
  • Keywords
    anodes; current density; direct energy conversion; elemental semiconductors; etching; photoconductivity; photoemission; semiconductor growth; silicon; titanium compounds; Si-TiO2; electrochemical etching; electrochemically prepared black silicon; improved photon-to-electron conversion efficiency; multiscale texture; photoanode; photocurrent density; water splitting;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 2012 Asia
  • Conference_Location
    Guangzhou
  • ISSN
    2162-108X
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-6274-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6510714
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2091607