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A Decisive Role of Si and Ge Energy Levels in the Process of Pore Formation during Electrochemical Etching in Hydrofluoric Acid Solutions

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It has been shown that the difference in the structure of electronic orbitals of silicon and germanium atoms is a decisive factor responsible for the formation of porous layers during their electrochemical etching in solutions of hydrofluoric acid.

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Khort, A.M., Yakovenko, A.G., Dementeva, A.A. et al. A Decisive Role of Si and Ge Energy Levels in the Process of Pore Formation during Electrochemical Etching in Hydrofluoric Acid Solutions. Dokl Chem 495, 178–181 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001250082011004X

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