In this research Photo-electrochemical etching process was used to prepare nano
porous silicon from n-type Si. The characteristics of Silvered porous silicon samples
(active-substrate), were studied as substrates in terms of surface-enhanced Raman
scattering (SERS) phenomena. Maximum of (SERS) enhancement for Cresyl violet (CV)
dye was obtained. The active substrate was prepared by the immersion plating from the
water solution of AgNO3 with the (10-2M) concentration during (5min). The relation
between the etching parameters, morphology of porous silicon surface and its SERS
efficiency after silver deposition is examined .We show that the nano (PSi) allows the
formation of a film with close-packed silver nano crystals, which possess strong surface
enhancement properties.
Keywords: Electroless deposition; Silver nitrites; nano porous silicon; Surface-enhanced
Raman scattering (SERS).
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