Taking the electrical discharge machining (EDM) of P-type monocrystalline silicon as the experimental subject, the surface morphology features and microscopic discharge pit characteristics of the monocrystalline silicon were investigated. It was revealed that the material removal mechanism of the monocrystalline silicon is dominated by stress erosion, which is more significant than melting and vaporization erosion. An experimental research on EDM of monocrystalline silicon microstructures, including micro-grooves and micro-holes, was done to explore the forming accuracy, size deviations, fluctuation height of the cross-sectional profiles, and surface quality of the EDM-processed microstructures, revealing the influence of the main processing parameters on the material removal rate, surface morphology, and surface roughness of the EDM-processed monocrystalline silicon.
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