NIR and MIR Absorption of Ultra-Black Silicon (UBS). Application to High Emissivity, All-Silicon, Light Source

Sreyash Sarkar, Ahmed A. Elsayed, Elyes Nefzaoui, Jeremie Drevillon, Philippe Basset, Frederic Marty, Momen Anwar, Yiting Yu, Jiancun Zhao, Xichen Yuan, Zhongzhu Liang, Diaa Khalil, Yasser M. Sabry, Tarik Bourouina

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Abstract

We present the Near-Infra-Red (NIR) and Mid-Infrared (MIR) absorption properties of Ultra-Black Silicon obtained by wafer-level cryogenic plasma processing. We found that when using highly-doped silicon, the spectral range of near-unity full absorption of light is extended from the visible range till a wavelength of 10\ \mu \mathrm{m}. This MIR wavelength range coincides with that of the maximum of black-body radiation from room temperature up to a few thousand Kelvin. Therefore, according to Kirchhoff's Law, we take advantage of the enhanced properties of black silicon to realize ultra-compact light-sources of high efficiency, which are operated in combination with a MEMS-FTIR spectrometer.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2019 IEEE 32nd International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages860-862
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781728116105
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2019
Externally publishedYes
Event32nd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2019 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 27 Jan 201931 Jan 2019

Publication series

NameProceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS)
Volume2019-January
ISSN (Print)1084-6999

Conference

Conference32nd IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, MEMS 2019
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period27/01/1931/01/19

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