Nanowire sized opto-electronic structure and method for modifying selected portions of same

US9799796B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GLO AB · SE

Inventors

• Scott Brad Herner · Lafayette, US
• Daniel Bryce Thompson · Walnut Creek, US
• Cynthia Lemay · Santa Clara, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 29, 2015
• Grant date: Oct 24, 2017
• Expiry date: Oct 29, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10H20/032

Abstract

A method for treating a LED structure with a substance, the LED structure includes an array of nanowires on a planar support. The method includes producing the substance at a source and causing it to move to the array along a line. The angle between the line followed by the substance and the plane of the support is less than 90° when measured from the center of the support. The substance is capable of rendering a portion of the nanowires nonconductive or less conductive compared to before being treated by the substance.