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Manufacturing method of a quantum device

US5643828A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 1995
Grant dateJul 1, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/962
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a quantum device such as a coupled quantum boxes device are disclosed. The quantum device comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of box portions made of a first semiconductor; and a layer made of a second semiconductor provided on circumferences of the box portions, a plurality of quantum boxes being provided with the box portions and the layer of the second semiconductor. The manufacturing method comprises the steps of: making a plurality of box portions of a first semiconductor on a semiconductor substrate; and covering circumferences of the box portions with a layer of a second semiconductor, a plurality of quantum boxes being provided with the box portions and the layer of the second semiconductor.

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