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High resolution measurements of the silicon L-edge absorption in electrochemically prepared porous silicon show that the absorption threshold is shifted to higher energy relative to bulk silicon, and that the shift is dependent on how the porous silicon is prepared. When the porous silicon is made from n-type material with light exposure, the blue shift increases logarithmically with the anodizing current. Porous silicon prepared by anodizing p-type silicon exhibits a blue shift in the L-edge which increases with the time spent in the HF solution after the anodizing potential is turned off. The data are consistent with the quantum confinement model for the electronic structure of porous silicon. |
