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==Nonlinear analysis of the degree of order and chaos of morphology of porous silicon nanostructures ==
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Nonlinear analysis of the degree of order and chaos of
morphology of porous silicon nanostructures
Z Zh Zhanabaev1,2,3, T Yu Grevtseva1,2,3, K A Gonchar4, G K Mussabek1,2,5,
D Yermukhamed1,2, A A Serikbayev2, R B Assilbayeva6,
A Zh Turmukhambetov2 and V Yu Timoshenko4,5
1
National Nanotechnological Laboratory of Open Type at al-Farabi Kazakh National
University, al-Farabi av., 71, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050040
2
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, al-Farabi av., 71, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 050040
3
Institute of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, al-Farabi av., 71, Almaty, Kazakhstan,
050040
4
Lomonosov Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory, 1, Moscow, Russia, 119991
5
National Research Nuclear University “MEPhI”, Institute of Engineering Physics for
Biomedicine, Laboratory “Bionanophotonics”, Kashirskoe sh., 31, Moscow, Russia, 115409
6
Caspian State University of Technology and Engineering named after Sh. Yessenov, 30
microdistrict, 14/2, Aktau, Kazakhstan, 130000
e-mail: mptl449a@gmail.com, serikbayev.almas@gmail.com
Abstract This work has been done to identify quantitative criteria the degree of order and
chaos morphology of porous layers consisting of silicon nanowire arrays. In order to fulfill the
work, a method of using metal-assisted chemical etching has been utilized to produce
nanowires. There has been done a work of digital processing of porous film images which were
extracted by scanning electron microscope. Informational-entropic and Fourier analysis have
been applied to quantitatively describe the degree of order and chaos in nanostructure
distribution in the layers. Self-similarity of the layer morphology has been quantitatively
described via its fractal dimensions by correlation method. The applied approach for image
processing allows us to distinguish the morphological features of as-called "black" (more
ordered) and "white" (less ordered) silicon layers, which are characterized by minimal and
maximal optical reflection, respectively. From all of the methods of digital techniques that we
have used the method for determining the conditional information of a chaotic set was proved
to be the most informative.
1. Introduction
Recently porous silicon (Si) nanostructures as nanowires (NWs) are intensively studied in view of
their possible applications in optoelectronics, photonics, and sensorics [1-5]. Si NWs possess unique
electrical and optical properties, which are prospective for biomedicine [6-8] and advanced energy and
environment applications [9]. Porous silicon films are of particular interest because the electrical and
optical properties of these films depend on their porosity, thickness, size distribution of pores and
nanocrystals. In general, a tailoring of the nanostructure morphology seems to be promising for the
development of new semiconductor devices for different purposes.
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Nanocluster semiconductor films, including porous layers of silicon nanowire (SiNWs) grown in
non-equilibrium conditions have scale-invariant, hierarchically self-similar, i.e. fractal and multi-
fractal structure [10-13]. The scale invariance of a SiNW film is in their self-similarity (similarity
coefficients on different variables are equal to each other) and self-affinity (similarity coefficients are
different on different variables, that corresponds to anisotropic structure of the film).
Fractal distribution of nanoclusters and pores in a film, which is grown by wet chemistry method,
can be caused by processes of self-organization occurred in non-equilibrium non-linear open systems.
The self-organization is considered as appearance of the order from chaos. Description of porous
silicon films with partially ordered SiNWs is an interesting scientific problem because the
informational entropy and fractal dimension can be used as quantitative characteristics of dynamical
chaos. According to the well-known Prigozhin theorem, derivative of entropy with respect to time
tends to its minimal value at self-organization. In agreement with Klimontovich’s S-theorem [14],
entropy decreases at self-organization of a system. Possibility to define the entropy via fractal measure
has been described in Ref.[15]. It is noted, that if the order of multifractal moment characterizing a
hierarchical system is equal to unity, one can calculate entropy of the system. However, calculation of
multifractal moment’s order is a stand-along scientific problem. The ordering of different complex
systems (universe, galaxies, oscillatory systems, etc.) on different spatial scales also can be described
using entropy [16-18]. The informational entropy can be considered as a value containing information
about the system [16]. The thermodynamic entropy can be used for the description of organized
structures evolution, for example, expansion of Universe [17]. In Ref.[18] it is shown that
thermodynamic entropy can be used for control of self-organized criticality by description of
nanosized structure of thin film coatings.
The informational entropy is a basic building block of complexity theory including theories of
chaos and fractals [19, 20]. To evaluate the informational entropy of nanostructured systems it is
required more accurate analysis of surface and bulk nano-thermodynamics. The problem is in the fact
that for the description of equilibrium systems, usually Boltzmann entropy is used. For the description
of non-equilibrium systems one should consider the Shannon entropy. But in this case we have
difficulties related with normalization of entropy, because entropy tends to infinity at decreasing of
size of cells to zero. In this paper we will pay attention to this problem.
Fractal analysis of images allows us to detect and describe singularities of cluster structure of films.
The fractal analysis is useful for the description of self-affinity of films with different chemical
composition and for quantitative description of surface waviness, irregularity, roughness and
anisotropy [21]. Calculation of the fractal dimensions of different surface can be used for their
optimal position at grinding processes [22].
As usual, distribution of pores in different materials is characterized by fractal regularities. Studies
of the relation between fractal dimension and porosity have been described in Refs. [23-25]. Thus, the
fractal dimension of porous membranes significantly depends on percentage ratio of components [23].
Calculations of numeric values of the fractal dimension of porous samples are used in computerized
tomography for the description of pore structure of rocks [24]. An analysis of the porosity and pore
structures by using the fractal and multi-fractal approaches is widely used in geology for oil, gas and
geothermal systems [25]. However, in general, the desired relationship between porosity and fractal
dimension is ambiguous. Objects containing fractals with different number of iterations of their parts
(prefractals) have the same values of fractal dimension but different values of porosity. Note that a
description of the physical processes in nanostructures with quantum properties is possible on the base
of comprehensive analysis of their scale-invariant (fractal), informational-entropic, topological, and
spectral characteristics. The present work is aimed to quantitatively describe the scale-invariant
structure of porous SiNWs layers and to develop an adequate technique for distinguishing films of
"black" and "white" silicon by their morphology.
2. Experimental
Samples of two types, i.e. so-called "black" and "white" porous layers, were obtained by metal-
assisted chemical etching (MACE), which is a "top-down" approach of material processing by
dissolution catalyzed with noble metal nanoparticles [6-9]. As a substrate we used (100) oriented p-
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type c-Si wafers with resistivity of 1-10 Ω*cm and the treatment was carried out in three stages: 1)
deposition of catalyst metal particles on the substrate surface, 2) chemical etching of the substrate and
3) removal of residual metal particles. In our experiments as the catalyst we used silver (Ag)
nanoparticles, which were precipitated on the surface of c-Si substrates from a mixture of 0.02 M
aqueous solution of AgNO3 and 5M aqueous solution of hydrofluoric acid (HF) in the volume ratio
1:1 for 45 sec. Then the MACE treatment was done by immersing the samples in a mixture of 5M HF
and 30% hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) taken in the volume ratio of 10:1. The length of SiNWs (layer
thickness) was determined by the etching time. To obtain samples of "black silicon" and "white
silicon" the MACE treatment was performed during 1-10 minutes and 0.5-6 hours, correspondingly.
After the MACE process, the samples were immersed in 45% concentrated nitric acid (HNO3) for 15
minutes to remove residual Ag particles and then the samples were washed in de-ionized water and
dried in air.
The structure properties of the obtained samples were studied by means of the scanning electron
microscopy (SEM) using an ULTRA 55 FE-SEM (Carl Zeiss) microscope. Spectra of the total
reflection were measured in the optical range from 0.2 to 1.2 µm using a spectrophotometer Lambda
35, Perkin Elmer. The optical measurements were carried out at room temperature in air.
Typical spectra of the total reflectance of SiNW arrays with low (“black”) and high (“white”) level
of the reflectance are shown in Figure 1.
100
Figure 1. Total reflection spectra of
two samples of SiNWs prepared for 2
min (close circles) and 30 min (open
SiNWs "black" (2 min)
10
SiNWs "white" (30 min) circles) as well as for a double-side
c-Si wafer polished c-Si wafer (solid line).
1
400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100
3. Analysis of SEM images
3.1. Porosity evaluation
Porosity of a SiNW layer can be experimentally determined by gravimetric measurements of the
corresponding substrate before and after MACE [7,8]. However, this method is characterized by
relatively low accuracy when the mass measurement occurred at a nanoscale. While the porosity of a
thin film of SiNWs can be calculated from its optical density [6], it gives only the average porosity
and it can be only applied for films with low light scattering.
Different methods can be used for image processing [26-28]. In our work the porosity of the top of
SiNW layer was estimated from an analysis of the corresponding top view SEM images. The analysis
was done in the following way. At the first stage a square part of a SEM image with sizes 700 ˟ 700
pixels was selected (see for example Figure 2a). At the second step, the selected area (Figure 2(b)) has
been subjected to conversion of contrast enhancement. At the third step, the image was converted to
the “black and white” format (Figure 2(c)). The corresponding histogram of the brightness distribution
of pixel is shown in Figure 2(d). The horizontal axis corresponds to the brightness level, B , in the
range from 0 (black pixels) to 255 (white pixels), and the vertical axis represents number N of pixels.
Porosity of the films was calculated as follows
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Nw
η = 1−
, (1)
N w + Nb
where Nb and Nw are numbers of black (pores) and white (Si nanocrystal) pixels, correspondently.
а) b)
c) d)
Figure 2. a) SEM image of a porous Si film where green lines select a fragment for the digital
analysis; (b) the fragment selected for image processing; (c) the segment image with high contrast
containing only white and black pixels; (d) histogram of the distribution of pixel intensities in the
image.
3.2. Information entropy analysis
SEM images of investigated silicon films show that these films have porous structure and contain sets
of quantum nanowires with complex internal structure. These sets form separated clusters with
different shape and chaotic distribution. The information entropy is widely used to characterize the
chaotic state of an object. We have defined its numeric value via the following well-known formula:
N N
S ( x, y ) = − ∑∑ Pi , j ( x, y ) lnPi , j ( x, y ) , (2)
=i 1 =j 1
where Pi , j is the probability of pixel with a certain brightness proportional to histogram counts (Figure
2(d)), which correspond to a segment of the original image in ( x, y ) plane.
Dependence of non-normalized informational entropy on porosity of the films is shown in Figure 3.
In case of using the expression S(x,y)/(S(x)+S(y)) we obtain values of entropy normalized to unit
because entropy is maximal if a process is independent on variables x and y. Surfaces of "white"
silicon observed in the vertical direction (top view) have bigger values of porosity than lateral sides of
the films. The entropy of a top side of film decreases with increasing of porosity, but entropy of its
lateral side increases. It should also be noted that entropy of "black" silicon films is smaller than
entropy of "white" silicon films by about 50%. It means that "black" silicon is more ordered than
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"white" silicon, i.e. pore sizes are distributed according to some regularity and coherent absorption of
photons is possible
7
6.5
6 Figure 3. Dependence of the information
entropy on porosity of films.
5.5
Number of cells (pixels is 700 ˟ 700)
5 ̶ "white" silicon (top view);
S
4.5
̶ "white" silicon (lateral view);
̶ "black" silicon (top view);
4 ̶ "black" silicon (lateral view).
3.5
3
0.4 0.45 0.5 0.55 0.6
η
Figure 4 represents a dependence of the information-to entropy ratio (IER) on porosity. The
information (I(x|y)) has been defined as a difference between full entropy S(x,y) and conditional
entropy S(x|y) as
( x | y ) S ( x, y ) − S ( x y ) ,
I= (3)
where x, y are horizontal and vertical coordinates.
The designation I(x|y) corresponds to values of information calculated via variable x at known
value of y. Entropy S(x|y) can be defined via conditional probability as P(x|y)=P(x,y)/P(y).
Formula (3) reflects the generally accepted definition of information which meaning is measure of
order (certainty) [14]. Conditional entropy (corresponding to some order) is always less then
unconditional entropy (absence of order), so, I(x|y) is always greater than zero. In the theory of
telecommunications formula (3) contains S(x) instead of S(x,y). It leads to understated values of I(x|y).
The relation of I(x|y)/ S(x|y)=IER (information-to-entropy ratio) is an analog of signal-to-noise
ratio SNR widely used in radiophysics [29-31]. Difference between these values is in the fact that SNR
should be calculated at a known noise level, but IER can be defined without knowing the noise level.
While the entropy of "black" silicon is less than that of "white" one, the information is larger.
1.16
1.14
1.12
Figure 4. Dependence of the
IER
1.1 information-to-entropy ratio on porosity
of SiNW films
1.08
̶ "white" silicon (top view);
1.06 ̶ "white" silicon (lateral view);
̶ "black" silicon (top view);
1.04
0.4 0.45 0.5 0.55 0.6 ̶ "black" silicon (lateral view).
η
3.3. Fractal dimension analysis
Fractal dimensions of the films have been defined by use of the box-counting method. As expected,
due to scale-invariant structure of nanostructured films values of their fractal dimensions differ
insignificantly (the values belong to the range 1.80 ÷ 1.95). Although values of fractal dimension vary
insignificantly because of presence of prefractals (fractals of different iterations), porosity can vary
significantly. This fact is evident from Figure 5 illustrating dependence of the fractal dimension on
porosity of the films.
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1.95
1.9
Figure 5. Dependence of fractal
1.85 dimension of SiNW films on their
D
porosity.
1.8 ̶ "white" silicon (top view);
̶ "white" silicon (lateral view);
̶ "black" silicon (top view);
1.75
0.4 0.45 0.5 0.55 0.6 ̶ "black" silicon (lateral view).
η
a) b)
c) d)
Cross-section of the Fourier spectrum along X-axis
16
14
12
F
10
8
0 1.8 3.6 5.4 7.2 9.0 10.8
X, micrometers
Cross-section of the Fourier spectrum along Y-axis
16
14
12
F
10
8
0 1.8 3.6 5.4 7.2 9.0 10.8
e) Y, micrometers
Figure 6. SEM image of "white" silicon film (top view) (a), histogram of pixel intensities of the
image (b), three-dimensional Fourier spectrum (c), projection of the Fourier spectrum on the plane (d),
cross-section of three-dimensional spectrum along X- and Y-axes (e).
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3.4. Fourier analysis of SEM-images
Results of an application of the two-dimension Fourier transform analysis for the description of SEM
images of different films are shown in Figures. 6-9. Figure 6 illustrates results obtained at processing
of a typical image of "white" silicon film (top view). Figures 7, 8 and 9 describe "white" silicon
(lateral view), "black" silicon (top view) and "black" silicon (lateral view), correspondently. The
Fourier transform has been applied to elements of matrix describing pixel intensities of an original
image. Cross-section lines of three-dimensional Fourier spectra are drawn along the abscissa and
ordinate axes in such way that they pass through centers of the graphs. Using two-dimensional Fourier
transform let us describe type of silicon films ("black" or "white" silicon). Weak asymmetry in the
Fourier spectra corresponds to certain anisotropy of structure of the films caused by experimental
conditions.
a) b)
c) d)
Cross-section of the Fourier spectrum along X-axis
16
14
12
F
10
8
6
0 2.2 4.4 6.6 8.8 11.0 13.2
X, micrometers
Cross-section of the Fourier spectrum along Y-axis
16
14
12
F
10
8
6
0 2.2 4.4 6.6 8.8 11.0 13.2
e) Y, micrometers
Figure 7. Cross-sectional SEM image of "white" silicon film (lateral view) (a), histogram of pixel
intensities of the image (b), three-dimensional Fourier spectrum (c), projection of the Fourier spectrum
on the plane (d), cross-section of three-dimensional spectrum along X- and Y-axes (e).
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From the presented above graphs we can see that histograms describing distribution of pixel
intensities of images of "white" and "black" silicon films are noticeably different: histograms
corresponding to "white" silicon are usually solid, but histograms of "black" silicon contain sharp
bursts. This difference between histograms of "white" and "black" silicon films indicate to the fact that
"black" silicon has more expressed structuredness. These characteristic features of the histograms can
be used for classification of silicon films to "white" and "black" silicon.
a) b)
c) d)
Cross-section of the Fourier spectrum along X-axis
16
14
12
F
10
8
6
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
X, micrometers
Cross-section of the Fourier spectrum along Y-axis
16
14
12
F
10
8
6
0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0
e) Y, micrometers
Figure 8. Image of "black" silicon film (top view) (a), histogram of pixel intensities of the image (b),
three-dimensional Fourier spectrum (c), projection of the Fourier spectrum on the plane (d), cross-
section of three-dimensional spectrum along X- and Y-axes (e).
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a) b)
c) d)
Cross-section of the Fourier spectrum along X-axis
16
14
12
F
10
8
6
0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4
X, micrometers
Cross-section of the Fourier spectrum along Y-axis
16
14
12
F
10
8
6
0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0 2.4
e) Y, micrometers
Figure 9. Cross-sectional SEM mage of "black" Si film (lateral view) (a), histogram of pixel
intensities of the image (b), three-dimensional Fourier spectrum (c), projection of the Fourier spectrum
on the plane (d), cross-section of three-dimensional spectrum along X- and Y-axes (e).
4. Conclusions
The quantitative analysis of SEM images of nanostructured films with properties of "white" and
"black" silicon, which were formed by MACE c-Si wafers, allowed us to estimate the porosity varied
from 42% to 53% for their lateral sides and from 46% to 58% for their top sides. Thus, the top
surfaces of "white" silicon have larger porosity than that for the lateral sides and this fact indicates the
gradient of morphology related to the MACE growth of Si NWs accompanied with their gradual
chemical dissolution. The revealed difference between information entropy for "black" and "white" Si
films shows that the structure of the former is more ordered than that for the latter. The fractal
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dimensions of the both types of nanostructured Si layers are different due to the presence of fractals
with different iterations. The Fourier analysis of SEM images also indicates that the "white" silicon
films are more isotropic than the "black" ones. This fact is confirmed by values of the scaling factor
describing colored noise typical for distribution of nanostructures. The distribution histogram of pixel
intensities in the SEM images of the top of Si NW arrays reveals the Gaussian function and a power
law for the "white" and "black" samples, respectively. Thus, the performed informational-entropic,
fractal, spectral, and statistical treatments of the SEM images indicate that the optical properties of
"black" and "white" samples are related to the more ordered structure of the former that ensures the
stronger effective absorption of light with photon energies below the bandgap.
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Acknowledgments
This work was partially supported by the Committee of Science of the Ministry of Education and
Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Grant AP05132854, Grant AP05132738). G.K.M. and
V.Yu.T. acknowledge the support of the Comprehensive Program of NRNU “MEPhI”.
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