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Nanowire-based optoelectronic device for light emission

US9093607B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 2012
Grant dateJul 28, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/95
  • WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A light-emitting diode is provided, including an active semiconductor area for the radiative recombination of electron-hole pairs having a plurality of nanowires, each made of an unintentionally doped semiconductor material, a first semiconductor area for radially injecting holes into each nanowire, the first semiconductor area being made of a doped semiconductor material having a first conductivity type and having a bandgap that is greater than the bandgap of the semiconductor material of the nanowires, and a second semiconductor area for axially injecting electrons into each nanowire, the second semiconductor area being made of a doped semiconductor material having a second conductivity type that is opposite to that of the first conductivity type.

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