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Photonic crystal membrane reflectors by magnetic field-guided metal-assisted chemical etching.
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Applied Physics Letters . 11/18/2013, Vol. 103 Issue 21, p214103. 4p. 2 Black and White Photographs, 1 Diagram, 2 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Metal-assisted chemical etching (MacEtch) is a simple etching method that uses metal as the catalyst for anisotropic etching of semiconductors. However, producing nano-structures using MacEtch from discrete metal patterns, in contrast to interconnected ones, has been challenging because of the difficulties in keeping the discrete metal features in close contact with the semiconductor. We report the use of magnetic field-guided MacEtch (h-MacEtch) to fabricate periodic nanohole arrays in silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers for high reflectance photonic crystal membrane reflectors. This study demonstrates that h-MacEtch can be used in place of conventional dry etching to produce ordered nanohole arrays for photonic devices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 103
- Issue :
- 21
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 92554723
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4831657