In this work, the polystyrene (PS) coating onto the porous silicon by three different methods (dip coating, spin coating and spreading) has been studied. For this purpose, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) have been carried out to evaluate the surface modification. The FTIR spectra showed the presence of strong hydrogen binding which occurred between the hydroxyl groups present at the surface of the porous silicon substrate and the π electrons of the polystyrene aromatic ring. Moreover, the EDS spectrum showed the presence of a peak attributed to the carbon which is the principal constituent of the PS polymer. Also, SEM observations showed that the morphology of the PS macromolecular chains depends strongly on the deposition‐ coating method. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)