Abstract:Optical biosensors based on porous silicon were fabricated by metal assisted chemical etching. Thereby double layered porous silicon structures were obtained consisting of porous pillars with large pores on top of a porous silicon layer with smaller pores. These structures showed a similar sensing performance in comparison to electrochemically produced porous silicon interferometric sensors
“…In 1956, Uhlirs first observed the formation of PSi during electrochemical procedures for polishing of silicon and germanium wafers [ 14 ]. This methodology is advantageous to other fabrication techniques (i.e., metal-assisted chemical etching [ 47 , 48 ], etc. ), since it allows us to obtain different photonic structures with a high reproducibility [ 49 ].…”
Section: Psi: From Fabrication To the Bioconjugationmentioning
This review summarizes the leading advancements in porous silicon (PSi) optical-biosensors, achieved over the past five years. The cost-effective fabrication process, the high internal surface area, the tunable pore size, and the photonic properties made the PSi an appealing transducing substrate for biosensing purposes, with applications in different research fields. Different optical PSi biosensors are reviewed and classified into four classes, based on the different biorecognition elements immobilized on the surface of the transducing material. The PL signal modulation and the effective refractive index changes of the porous matrix are the main optical transduction mechanisms discussed herein. The approaches that are commonly employed to chemically stabilize and functionalize the PSi surface are described.
“…In 1956, Uhlirs first observed the formation of PSi during electrochemical procedures for polishing of silicon and germanium wafers [ 14 ]. This methodology is advantageous to other fabrication techniques (i.e., metal-assisted chemical etching [ 47 , 48 ], etc. ), since it allows us to obtain different photonic structures with a high reproducibility [ 49 ].…”
Section: Psi: From Fabrication To the Bioconjugationmentioning
This review summarizes the leading advancements in porous silicon (PSi) optical-biosensors, achieved over the past five years. The cost-effective fabrication process, the high internal surface area, the tunable pore size, and the photonic properties made the PSi an appealing transducing substrate for biosensing purposes, with applications in different research fields. Different optical PSi biosensors are reviewed and classified into four classes, based on the different biorecognition elements immobilized on the surface of the transducing material. The PL signal modulation and the effective refractive index changes of the porous matrix are the main optical transduction mechanisms discussed herein. The approaches that are commonly employed to chemically stabilize and functionalize the PSi surface are described.
“…Каталітичне хімічне травлення (MacEtch)один з анізотропних методів отримання кремнієвих наноструктур різної морфології, зокрема, поруватого кремнію [1][2][3][4], нанониток та комплексних наноструктур [5][6][7][8][9][10]. На їх основі створюють сучасні прилади наноелектроніки [11], оптоелектроніки [12][13][14][15], пристрої пере-творення і накопичення енергії [16][17][18][19].…”
Наведен о результати досліджень залежності розмірів наночастинок золота, осаджених на поверхні кремнію, від умов гальванічного заміщення (складу розчину, температури та тривалості процесу) у середовищі ДМСО. Показано, що за концентрації 2-8 m М H [AuCl 4 ] формуються сферичні наночастинки металу з доброю адгезією до підкладки. Встановлено, що фіксовані наночастинки золота проявляють високу каталітичну активність для металкаталітичного хімічного травлення кремнію з утворенням його наноструктур. Ключові слова: золото, ДМСО, кремній, гальванічне заміщення, метал-каталітичне хімічне травлення.
“…This oxide layer protects the nanowires from further oxidation due to contact with environmental molecules, including atmospheric gases and water under normal environmental conditions [13,14]. The properties of light interference in the layers of Si NWs shown can be used to detect protein A and sucrose [15]. In addition, the binding of various viruses to porous silicon nanoparticles has been shown, which can be caused by Van der Waals interactions arising between the huge porous surface of nanoparticles and virions [16].…”
Here, the non-specific interaction of the H1N1 influenza virus with a porous layer of silicon nanowires (PSi NWs) was studied by transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM, SEM, respectively) and optical spectroscopy. PSi NW layer with a thickness of about 200 nm was fabricated by metalassisted chemical etching of p-type highly doped crystalline silicon wafers, and consist of porous nanowires with a diameter of 50-200 nm, and a distance between the nanowires of 100-200 nm. It was shown that during the adsorption of viruses, viral particles with a diameter of about 100 nm bind to the porous surface of the nanowires. This interaction was revealed using TEM, SEM, and causes wavelength shifts in the Fabry-Perot fringes in the reflection spectrum of visible light from the PSi NW layer. The results show that thin layers of PSi NWs are a promising nanomaterial for creating filters and sensors for binding and detection of viruses.
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