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Silicon Nanomembranes: Mechanisms for Hydrolysis of Silicon Nanomembranes as Used in Bioresorbable Electronics (Adv. Mater. 11/2015)
Author(s) -
Yin Lan,
Farimani Amir Barati,
Min Kyoungmin,
Vishal Nandigana,
Lam Jasper,
Lee Yoon Kyeung,
Aluru Narayana R.,
Rogers John A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201570076
Subject(s) - materials science , silicon , silicic acid , nanotechnology , electronics , optoelectronics , organic chemistry , chemistry
The ability of silicon to dissolve in physiological environments allows its use as the basis of a high‐performance inorganic integrated circuit technology for active, bioresorbable implant devices. N. R. Aluru, J. A. Rogers, and co‐workers perform systematic experimental and theoretical studies of hydrolysis of silicon nanomembranes at near neutral pH, as described on page 1857. This image shows a molecular‐dynamics rendering of nucleophilic attack of a silicon surface immersed in water and the resulting formation of molecules of silicic acid.