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Porous Semiconductors: A Tutorial Review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

L T Canham*
Affiliation:
DRA, St Andrews Road, Malvern, Worcestershire. WR14 3PS, UK.
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Abstract

Porous semiconductors constitute a class of material that exhibit surprising properties, are quite easy to fabricate, but are however fragile, complex, and difficult to characterise. This tutorial review extracts specific topics from the large knowledge base now available on porous Si that are deemed relevant to other porous semiconductors beginning to receive study. It also highlights topics where controversy is now resolved, where problems remain, and where further effort could be focused.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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