Reversible Insulator-to-Metal Transition in p+-Type Mesoporous Silicon Induced by the Adsorption of Ammonia

✍ Scribed by Mario Chiesa; Giampiero Amato; Luca Boarino; Edoardo Garrone; Francesco Geobaldo; Elio Giamello

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2003
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 215 KB
• Volume: 42
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0044-8249
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.200352114

✦ Synopsis

The adsorption of ammonia leads to a remarkable increase in the electron population of the conduction band of mesoporous silicon. This effect, and the insulator-to-metal transition that is observed at high NH 3 doses, is detailed in the Communication by E. Giamello and co-workers on the following pages.