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1. Introduction
Silicon is the heart material of a number of electronic and electrical
gadgets which dominates our lives, such as computers iPhones etc. its
incomparable electrical properties had made it to be called as the “steel of
21st century”1
There was an active debate about the origin and nature of the
luminescence from pSi particles. Some publications relate the light emission
to Si-O defects in the lattice surface 4, while others argue that the
luminescence is because of quantum confinement effect. The dispute is
almost resolved by a recent paper on Nature Materials, which demonstrated
both mechanisms on a single pSi lattice.5
Depending upon the pore size pSi is classified on to three types, i.e.
microporous, mesoporous and macroporous.6 Adjustable porosity,
biocompatibility, and optical properties are made porous silicon particles an
attractable candidate for biological applications like drug delivery and
imaging.
3. Surface fictionalization.
The surface of as –anodized silicon is hydrogen terminated, (Si-Hx:
x= 1,2,3). The most frequently observed surface impurity is oxygen forming
Si-O-Si bonds rarely carbon is also seen. These impurities are not
accumulated as result of etching process but during the storage of as-
anodized samples for a long time, termed as ageing. Hence not only for any
biological applications but also to ensure stability surface fictionalization is
required7.
2.Canham LT.. Silicon quantum wire array fabrication by electrochemical and chemical
dissolution of wafers. Appl Phys Lett 57: 1990.1046– 1048.
3.Canham LT. Bioactive silicon structure fabrication through nanoetching techniques. Adv
Mater 7: 1995;1033–1037.
10.Lehmann. V . Gosele. U, Porous silicon formation: a quantum wire effect, Appl. Phys. Lett. 58
,1991; 856–858.
12.Stewert.M.P, Robbins.E.G, Et al, three methods for the surface modification of mesoporous
silicon, Phys.Sta.Sol.(a),182,2000:109-155
13.Buriack.MJ. Chemical and Biological Applications of Porous Silicon Technology, Adv. Mater.
2000, 12:859-869