Aging behavior of porous silicon electrochemically etched with the aid of Zn

Abstract

Aging behavior of red, green, and blue photoluminescence from porous silicon formed by electrochemical etching aided with zinc has been studied over a 3 month time span. Time-resolved photoluminescence spectra and decay dynamics have revealed that there are two radiating states in Zn-aided porous silicon. One is the quantum confinement and the other is the oxygen-related defect. For green emission, the wavelength shifts from 520 to 420 nm and its photoluminescence spectra and decay behavior become very similar to those of blue emission.