Abstract:Black silicon shows higher absorption in 0.25~2.5μm wavelength range as compared to flat silicon. To improve NIR sensitivity and response speed of silicon photodiodes, an metal-assisted chemical etching(MCE)was used to form “black silicon” microstructures on the backside surface of photodiodes. At 1064nm , the photoresponsivity of the photodiodes reaches up to 0.518A/W and the quantum efficiency is 65% higher than that of conventional diodes.