Simplified method of producing an epitaxially grown structure
US7579259B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L21/30604
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method to produce a structure consisting of depositing a material by columnar epitaxy on a crystalline face of a substrate (2), of continuing so that the columns (4) give a continuous layer (5). The surface is provided with a period array of bumps (3) on a nanometric scale, each bump (3) having a support zone (35) and being obtained from an array of crystalline defects and/or strain fields created within a crystalline region (16) located in the vicinity of a bonding interface (15) between two crystalline elements (11, 12) whose crystalline lattices have a twist and/or tilt angle and/or have interfacial lattice mismatch, able to condition the period (38) of the array of bumps (3). The period (38) of the array, the height (36) of the bumps and the size of their support zone (35) being adjusted so that the continuous layer (40) has a critical thickness that is greater than that obtained using epitaxy without the bumps.
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