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Self-induced oscillations in Si and other semiconductors

  • Helmut Föll EMAIL logo , Jürgen Carstensen and Eugen Foca
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 97 Issue 7

Abstract

Some metals share an elusive property with silicon (and other semiconductors): they may exhibit strong self-induced current oscillations during anodic dissolution in electrochemical experiments. While this feature, as well as related features concerning self-organization at reactive solid-liquid interfaces, is still not well understood, the so-called “current-burst model” of the authors succeeded in reproducing many effects quantitatively that have been observed at the Si electrode. The current-burst model assumes that current flow through the electrode on a nm scale is inhomogeneous in both time and space; a single current-burst is a stochastic event. Current oscillations in time and space result from interactions in space or time of single current-bursts. The paper outlines the basics of the model and gives results of Monte Carlo simulations concerning stable and damped oscillations for the current and, as a new feature, for the voltage. With the current-burst model a kind of “nano”-electrochemistry is introduced; its strengths, weaknesses, and possible implications for other electrochemical phenomena and for other materials are briefly discussed.

Keywords: Current oscillations; Semiconductors; Monte Carlo simulation; Electrochemistry

Dedicated to Professor Dr. Knut Urban on the occasion of his 65th birthday

Prof. Dr. Helmut Föll Lehrstuhl für Materialwissenschaft Technische Fakultät der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Kaiserstraße 2, D-24143 Kiel, Germany Tel.: +49 431 880 6175 Fax: +49 431 880 6178

Funding statement: The authors gratefully acknowledge contributions and discussions with Drs. S. Frey, G. Hasse, G. Popkirov, and a fruitful and frank exchange of ideas with Drs. J. Grzanna, H. Jungblut and H.-J. Lewerenz

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Received: 2006-01-09
Accepted: 2006-04-26
Published Online: 2022-02-12

© 2006 Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.1515/ijmr-2006-0160
Keywords for this article
Current oscillations; Semiconductors; Monte Carlo simulation; Electrochemistry

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