Silicon is one of the most abundant chemical elements found on the Earth. Due to its unique
chemical and physical properties, silicon based materials and their oxides (eg silica) have …

This review is devoted to the analysis of the problems related to fabrication of the Si porous
layers. The review was motivated by a great interest to Si-based porous materials from nano …

Desorption/ionization on porous silicon mass spectrometry (DIOS-MS) is a novel method for
generating and analyzing gas-phase ions that employs direct laser vaporization. The …

A very mild method was developed for the attachment of high-quality organic monolayers on
crystalline silicon surfaces. By using visible light sources, from 447 to 658 nm, a variety of 1 …

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Mesoporous silicon (PSi) is an attractive choice when considering the utilization of
mesoporous materials in biomedical applications. The size of the pores, morphology and the …

Porous silicon (pSi) has a number of unique properties that appoint it as a potential drug
delivery vehicle; high loading capacity, controllable surface chemistry and structure, and …

Covalently bonded organic monolayers on semiconductor surfaces are potentially important
for the fabrication of novel electronic devices and sensors. In contrast to the recent interest in …

Monolayers of a series of 1-alkynes, from 1-dodecyne to 1-octadecyne, have been prepared
on the hydrogen-terminated Si (100) surface via a thermal reaction of the organic compound …

The structure of octadecyl monolayers on the H-terminated Si (111) surface is investigated
by molecular modeling simulations, using substitution percentages from 33.3% to 100% of …