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Journal of Inorganic Materials
Vol. 36, Issue 6, 608 (2021)

Preparation of Silicon Nanowires and Porous Silicon Composite Structure by Electrocatalytic Metal Assisted Chemical Etching

Lichi CHEN^1、2, Yaogong WANG^1、2, Wenjiang WANG^1、2, Xiaoqin MA^1、2, Jingyuan YANG^3、*, and Xiaoning ZHANG^1、2

Author Affiliations

¹1. Key Laboratory of Physical Electronics and Devices of the Ministry of Education, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

²2. School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710049, China

³3. Nuclear and Radiation Safety Center, Beijing 100082, China

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Lichi CHEN, Yaogong WANG, Wenjiang WANG, Xiaoqin MA, Jingyuan YANG, Xiaoning ZHANG. Preparation of Silicon Nanowires and Porous Silicon Composite Structure by Electrocatalytic Metal Assisted Chemical Etching[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(6): 608 Copy Citation Text

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Lichi CHEN, Yaogong WANG, Wenjiang WANG, Xiaoqin MA, Jingyuan YANG, Xiaoning ZHANG. Preparation of Silicon Nanowires and Porous Silicon Composite Structure by Electrocatalytic Metal Assisted Chemical Etching[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2021, 36(6): 608

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