DNA-based doping and fabrication of PN diodes

Autor: Ruobing Bai, Yihan Liu, Bomin Zhang, Beishan Chen, Feng Xiong, Haitao Liu
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Nanotechnology, Vol 6 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2673-3013
DOI: 10.3389/fnano.2024.1291328
Popis: This paper reports the fabrication of silicon PN diode by using DNA nanostructure as the etching template for SiO2 and also as the n-dopant of Si. DNA nanotubes were deposited onto p-type silicon wafer that has a thermal SiO2 layer. The DNA nanotubes catalyze the etching of SiO2 by HF vapor to expose the underlying Si. The phosphate groups in the DNA nanotube were used as the doping source to locally n-dope the Si wafer to form vertical P-N junctions. Prototype PN diodes were fabricated and exhibited expected blockage behavior with a knee voltage of ca. 0.7 V. Our work highlights the potential of DNA nanotechnology in future fabrication of nanoelectronics.
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