Dear friends,
Microporous is formed by electrochemical etching of silicon in HF+ethanol
(aqueous electrolyte) on p-type (100)wafer with 1-10 ohm-cm resistivity.
Macroporous is formed by electrochemical etching of silicon in HF+DMF
(Dimethyl formamide) (organic electrolyte) on the same wafer mentioned
above.
My questions are:
1. What is the theory behind for the formation of macroporous on p-type
silicon with HF+DMF? i.e. Why is it macropores?
2. Why the electrolyte HF+ethanol is called aqueous and the electrolyte
HF+DMF is called organic?