Nanostructures and methods for manufacturing the same

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2007-12-31

2010-06-29

Jackson, Jr., Jerome (Department: 2815)

Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode

Thin active physical layer which is

Heterojunction

C257S017000, C257S014000, C257S022000, C257SE29070, C977S762000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07745813

ABSTRACT:
A resonant tunneling diode, and other one dimensional electronic, photonic structures, and electromechanical MEMS devices, are formed as a heterostructure in a nanowhisker by forming length segments of the whisker with different materials having different band gaps.

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