Semiconductor device manufacturing: process – Having organic semiconductive component
Reexamination Certificate
2010-04-02
2011-10-04
Nguyen, Ha Tran T (Department: 2829)
Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
Having organic semiconductive component
C257S040000, C257SE51012, C257SE51017, C257SE51024, C257SE51028, C257SE51038, C257SE51046
Reexamination Certificate
active
08030127
ABSTRACT:
Embodiments of the present invention relate to semiconducting carbon-containing devices and methods of making thereof. The semi-conducting carbon containing devices comprise an n-type semiconducting layer and a p-type semiconducting layer, both of which are positioned over a substrate. The n-type semiconducting layer can be formed by pyrolyzing a carbon- and nitrogen-containing polymer, and the p-type semiconducting layer can be formed by pyrolyzing an aromatic- and aliphatic-group-containing polymer. In some embodiments, the devices are solar cell devices.
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Mochizuki Amane
Nakamura Toshitaka
Pan Guang
Urairi Masakatsu
Gupta Raj R
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Nguyen Ha Tran T
Nitto Denko Corporation
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