Grants and Contributions:

Title:

Enhancing conductivity of laser fabricated porous silicon substrates with Graphene and Metal by Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD)

Agreement Number:

EGP

Agreement Value:

$25,000.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 13, 2017 -

Organization:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Location:

Ontario, CA

Reference Number:

GC-2017-Q3-00489

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year (2017-2018 to 2018-2019).

Recipient's Legal Name:

Kiani, Amirkianoosh (University of Ontario Institute of Technology)

Program:

Engage Grants for universities

Program Purpose:

In this project, we introduce a new method for laser-based fabrication of nanofibrous silicon structures induced by laser pulses. Single crystalline silicon wafers are laser processed using a pulsed nanosecond laser system at different laser parameters before undergoing metallic and graphene Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD).x000D
Based on previous studies, when processed to be nanofibers, Si has shown promising biocompatibility; however, its conductivity is reduced due to oxidization. To overcome this, conductive biomaterial (e.g., gold, platinum, graphene, silver) embedding through ALD is proposed in this research as a means of controlling and further imparting electrical properties to laser-induced silicon oxide nanofibers. The metallic infused samples result in greater conductivities at higher embedded nanomaterial concentrations, especially in samples with smaller fiber sizes.The process developed through this research project will produce commercial quality sensors for IoT applications including health monitoring. The product can be used in data-centre interconnect with optical devices.