Semiconductor device comprising a lattice matching layer
US7718996B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 21, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10D62/8162
- WIPO fieldSemiconductors
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A semiconductor device may include a first monocrystalline layer comprising a first material having a first lattice constant. A second monocrystalline layer may include a second material having a second lattice constant different than the first lattice constant. The device may also include a lattice matching layer between the first and second monocrystalline layers and comprising a superlattice. The superlattice may include a plurality of groups of layers, and each group of layers may include a plurality of stacked semiconductor monolayers defining a semiconductor base portion and at least one non-semiconductor monolayer thereon. The at least one non-semiconductor monolayer may be constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base semiconductor portions, and at least some semiconductor atoms from opposing base semiconductor portions may be chemically bound together through the at least one non-semiconductor monolayer therebetween.
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