A complete analytical study as well as depth profiling of the constitu
ent elements of a porous Si layer have been carried our by elastic rec
oil detection analysis using 100 MeV Ag ions and a Delta E-E detector
telescope. Quantitative estimates of elements H, C, N, O, F, Mg and Si
in a porous Si film have been made. The analysis of data indicates th
at the lowest detection limit of the technique is 8 x 10(-4) at% with
an inaccuracy of 15%. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.