Formation of “Black Silicon” on a Surface of Ni/Si Structure by Nd:Yag Laser Radiation
Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics & Intelligent Systems 2009
Artūrs Medvids, Aliaksandra Karabko, Pāvels Onufrijevs, Edvīns Daukšta, Anatoly Dostanko

We have shown the possibility to form a new type of material known as “black silicon”. After irradiation of a Si sample surface, covered with 30 nm thick Ni layer, by Nd: YAG laser beam at intensity 4.5 MW/cm the “black silicon” was formed. The formation and self-organization of cone- like microstructures on the Ni/Si surface has been detected by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Light is repeatedly reflected between the cones in the way that most of it is absorbed, therefore the surface becomes like a “black bo- dy” absorber. The micro-chemical analysis performed on SEM has shown that the microstructures contain NiSi . This was approved by presence of LO phonon line in Raman back scattering spectrum. The control of micro-cone shape and height was achieved by changing the laser intensity and number of pulses.


Keywords
“black silicon”, self-organization, microstructures, Nd: YAG laser
Hyperlink
http://www.jamris.org/images/ISSUES/ISSUE-2009-04/040%20JAMRIS%20No12%20-%20Onufrijevs.pdf

Medvids, A., Karabko, A., Onufrijevs, P., Daukšta, E., Dostanko, A. Formation of “Black Silicon” on a Surface of Ni/Si Structure by Nd:Yag Laser Radiation. Journal of Automation, Mobile Robotics & Intelligent Systems, 2009, Vol.3, No.4, pp.140-142. e-ISSN 2080-2145. ISSN 1897-8649.

Publication language
English (en)
The Scientific Library of the Riga Technical University.
E-mail: uzzinas@rtu.lv; Phone: +371 28399196