Since black silicon was discovered by coincidence, the special material was explored for
many amazing material characteristics in optical, surface topography, and so on. Because of …

Ever since the discovery of black silicon, scientists around the world have been trying to
come up with novel, cost-effective methods of utilizing this super material in a variety of …

Nanostructured black silicon (b-Si) is widely deployed for different solar applications due to
its novel light-harvesting characteristics, and large surface area-to-volume ratio. The present …

In this work, photodetectors based on undoped (ZO) and fluorine-doped ZnO (FZO)
nanostructured films were fabricated on silicon substrates using the hydrothermal method …

The metal-assisted chemical etching (MACE) technique is commonly employed for texturing
the wafer surfaces when fabricating black silicon (BSi) solar cells and is considered to be a …

This paper reports investigation on hybrid micro/nanotextures for enhanced broadband
absorption in crystalline silicon (c-Si) for application in photovoltaics. Microscale pyramids …

In this study, we realized absorption in UV-C region using silver (Ag) and fluorine (F) co-
doping in zinc oxide (ZnO). Also, the influence of Ag and F co-doping in ZnO on the …

The intricate nanostructured surface of black silicon (BSi) has advanced photodetector
technology by enhancing light absorption. Herein, we delve into the latest advancements in …

Black silicon (BS) layers coated with passivation films are widely used as antireflective
frontal surfaces for solar cells. The most common BS fabrication techniques are reactive ion …

The literature mostly reports on thin-film fluorine-doped zinc oxide (FZnO) and has yet to
fabricate metal semiconductor metal (MSM) photodetectors (PDs) based on FZnO …