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Fabrication of uniform 4H-SiC mesopores by pulsed electrochemical etching
Jia-Hui Tan1, Zhi-Zhan Chen1, Wu-Yue Lu1
1Department of Physics, Shanghai Normal University, 100 Guilin Road, Shanghai 200234, China.
Abstract:
In this letter, the uniform 4H silicon carbide (SiC) mesopores was fabricated by pulsed electrochemical etching method. The length of the mesopores is about 19 μm with a diameter of about 19 nm. The introduction of pause time (T off) is crucial to form the uniform 4H-SiC mesopores. The pore diameter will not change if etching goes with T off. The hole concentration decreasing at the pore tips during the T off is the main reason for uniformity.

