Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Thin active physical layer which is – Heterojunction
Patent
1995-12-06
1997-08-12
Mintel, William
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Thin active physical layer which is
Heterojunction
257 15, 257 17, 257 22, 257627, 372 45, H01L 2906, H01L 310328, H01L 310336
Patent
active
056568215
ABSTRACT:
A semiconductor device is provided, including a semiconductor substrate of zinc blend structure, defined by a principal surface substantially coinciding to a {111}A-oriented crystal surface; an etch pit of the shape of a triangular pyramid, formed on the principal surface of the substrate, the etch pit being defined by side walls merging at an apex of said triangular pyramid, each two of the side walls merging at a valley of the triangular pyramid; and an active part formed on the etch pit; wherein the active part includes a quantum well layer having a first bandgap and provided along the side walls of the etch pit, and a pair of barrier layers having a second, larger bandgap and provided so as to sandwich the quantum well layer. According to the present invention, the quantum semiconductor device includes a quantum box at the apex of the triangular pyramid and quantum wires at the three valleys of the triangular pyramid, in addition to the one-dimensionally confined quantum wells formed by the quantum well layer in correspondence to each of the side walls of the triangular pyramid. By using the quantum box, quantum wires or quantum wells, the device of the present invention can perform various functions.
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Mintel William
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