DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/278d5c/porous_silicon_in) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Porous Silicon in Practice: Preparation, Characterization and Applications" to their offering.
By means of electrochemical treatment, crystalline silicon can be permeated with tiny, nanostructured pores that entirely change the characteristics and properties of the material. One prominent example of this can be seen in the interaction of porous silicon with living cells, which can be totally unwilling to settle on smooth silicon surfaces but readily adhere to porous silicon, giving rise to great hopes for such future applications as programmable drug delivery or advanced, brain controlled prosthetics. Porous silicon research is active in the fields of sensors, tissue engineering, medical therapeutics and diagnostics, photovoltaics, rechargeable batteries, energetic materials, photonics, and MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems).
Written by an outstanding, well-recognized expert in the field, this book provides detailed, step-by-step instructions to prepare and characterize the major types of porous silicon. It is intended for those new to the field.
Sampling of Topics Covered:
- Principles of Etching Porous Silicon
- Etch Cell Construction and Considerations
- Photonic Crystals, Microcavities, and Bragg Stacks Etched in Silicon
- Preparation of Free-standing Films and Particles of Porous Silicon
- Preparation of Photoluminescent Nanoparticles from Porous Silicon
- Preparation of Silicon Nanowires by Electrochemical Etch of Silicon
- Surface Modifi cation Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Measurement of Optical Properties
- Measurement of Pore Size, Porosity, Thickness, Surface Area
The whole is backed by a generous use of color photographs to illustrate the described procedures in detail, plus a bibliography of further literature pertinent to a wide range of application fi elds. For materials scientists, chemists, physicists, optical physicists, biomaterials scientists, eurobiologists, bioengineers, and graduate students in those fields, as well as those working in the semiconductor industry.
Key Topics Covered:
Fundamentals of Porous Silicon Preparation
Preparation of Micro-, Meso-, and Macro-Porous Silicon Layers
Preparation of Spatially Modulated Porous Silicon Layers
Freestanding Porous Silicon Films and Particles
Characterization of Porous Silicon
Chemistry of Porous Silicon
Appendix A1. Etch Cell Engineering Diagrams and Schematics
Appendix A2. Safety Precautions When Working with Hydrofluoric Acid
Appendix A3. Gas Dosing Cell Engineering Diagrams and Schematics
Author:
Michael J. Sailor has been working in the porous silicon field for 20 years. He received a B.S. degree in Chemistry from Harvey Mudd College (Claremont, CA) and a PhD in Chemistry from Northwestern University (Chicago). He holds the position of Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). His research focuses on the chemistry, electrochemistry, and photophysics of porous silicon, emphasizing applications in medical therapeutics and diagnostics, high-throughput screening, and low power sensing of chemical toxins and pollutants.
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