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It is shown that the wettability of porous silicon influences the efficiency of its cathodic electroluminescence in electrolytes. A model is proposed to explain the nature of the electroluminescence in a system consisting of porous silicon and an oxidizing electrolyte.
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Pis’ma Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 23, 58–63 (January 12, 1997)
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Goryachev, D.N., Sreseli, O.M. & Belyakov, L.V. Influence of surface wettability on the cathodic electroluminescence of porous silicon. Tech. Phys. Lett. 23, 35–37 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1261609
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