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Quantum fabricated via photo induced evaporation enhancement during in situ epitaxial growth
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 1990-06-25
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Granted: 1994-11-08
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Expires: 2010-06-25
Abstract
Abstract In situ removal of selected or patterned portions of quantum well layers is accomplished by photo induced evaporation enhancement to form quantum wire, patterned quantum wire and multiple quantum wires in a semiconductor structure.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas L. Paoli
- 👤 John E. Epler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:20
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2907; H10P14/2911; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y20/00; H10P14/24; H10P14/27; H10P14/271; H10P14/2924; H10P14/2925; H10P14/32; H10P14/3202; H10P14/3214; H10P14/3221; H10P14/3242; H10P14/3244; H10P14/3251; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3414; H10P14/3421; H10P14/3451; H10P14/3452; H10P14/3462; H10P34/00; H10P34/40; H10P34/42; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/30; H01S5/34; H01S5/341; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S438/00; Y10S438/962
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A semiconductor structure with a quantum wire comprising: a substrate or a semiconductor layer, a groove in said substrate or semiconductor layer, a quantum wire at the vertex of said groove, and a semiconductor layer on said quantum wire and said groove and said substrate or semiconductor layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A semiconductor structure with a quantum wire comprising: a substrate or a semiconductor layer, a groove in said substrate or semiconductor layer, a quantum wire at the vertex of said groove, and a semiconductor layer on said quantum wire and said groove and said substrate or semiconductor layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
The semiconductor structure with a quantum wire of claim 1 wherein said groove is V-shaped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The semiconductor structure with a quantum wire of claim 1 wherein said quantum wire is of a low bandgap semiconductor material and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate are of a high bandgap semiconductor material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The semiconductor structure with a quantum wire of claim 1 wherein said quantum wire is of a doped semiconductor material and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate are of an undoped, semi-insulating, or opposing conductivity type semiconductor material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
52 words
A semiconductor structure with a patterned quantum wire comprising: a substrate or a semiconductor layer, a patterned groove in said substrate or semiconductor layer, a quantum wire at the vertex of said patterned groove, and a semiconductor layer on said quantum wire and said patterned groove and said substrate or semiconductor layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
A semiconductor structure with a patterned quantum wire comprising: a substrate or a semiconductor layer, a patterned groove in said substrate or semiconductor layer, a quantum wire at the vertex of said patterned groove, and a semiconductor layer on said quantum wire and said patterned groove and said substrate or semiconductor layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The semiconductor structure with a patterned quantum wire of claim 5 wherein said patterned groove is V-shaped.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The semiconductor structure with a patterned quantum wire of claim 5 wherein said quantum wire is of a low bandgap semiconductor material and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate are of a high bandgap semiconductor material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor structure with a patterned quantum wire of claim 5 wherein said quantum wire is of a doped semiconductor material and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate are of an undoped, semi-insulating, or opposing conductivity type semiconductor material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
58 words
A semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires comprising: a semiconductor layer or a substrate, a series of grooves in said semiconductor layer or said substrate, a quantum wire at the vertex of each of said series of grooves, and a semiconductor layer on said quantum wires and said series of grooves and said semiconductor layer or said substrate.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
58 words
A semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires comprising: a semiconductor layer or a substrate, a series of grooves in said semiconductor layer or said substrate, a quantum wire at the vertex of each of said series of grooves, and a semiconductor layer on said quantum wires and said series of grooves and said semiconductor layer or said substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 9 wherein said series of grooves are V-shaped.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 9 wherein said quantum wire is of a low bandgap semiconductor material and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate are of a high bandgap semiconductor material.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 9 wherein said said quantum wire is of a doped semiconductor material and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate are of an undoped, semi-insulating, or opposing conductivity type semiconductor material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
66 words
A semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires comprising: a semiconductor layer or a substrate, a groove in said semiconductor layer or said substrate, a quantum wire at the vertex of said groove, a barrier layer having a groove, a quantum wire at the vertex of said groove in said barrier layer, and a semiconductor layer on said quantum wire and said groove and said barrier layer.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
66 words
A semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires comprising: a semiconductor layer or a substrate, a groove in said semiconductor layer or said substrate, a quantum wire at the vertex of said groove, a barrier layer having a groove, a quantum wire at the vertex of said groove in said barrier layer, and a semiconductor layer on said quantum wire and said groove and said barrier layer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
49 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 13, after said quantum wire is formed at the vertex of said groove of said barrier layer, further comprising: alternating barrier layers having a groove and a quantum wire formed at the vertexes of said grooves in said barrier layers.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 14 wherein said groove in said semiconductor layer or said substrate is aligned with said grooves in said barrier layers.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 14 wherein said groove in said semiconductor layer or said substrate is not aligned with said grooves in said barrier layers.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 13 wherein said groove in said barrier layer is formed by said barrier layer following the contour of said semiconductor layer or said substrate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
26 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 13 wherein said groove in said barrier layer is fabricated after said barrier layer is epitaxially deposited.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
29 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 13 wherein said groove in said semiconductor layer or said substrate is aligned with said groove in said barrier layer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 13 wherein said groove in said semiconductor layer or said substrate is not aligned with said groove in said barrier layer.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
39 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 13 wherein said quantum wire is of a low bandgap semiconductor material and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate and said barrier layer are of a high bandgap semiconductor material.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
42 words
The semiconductor structure with multiple quantum wires of claim 13 wherein said quantum wire is of a doped semiconductor material and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate and said barrier layer are of an undoped, semi-insulating, or opposing conductivity type semiconductor material.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
100 words
A semiconductor structure with connected quantum wires comprising: a semiconductor layer or a substrate, a groove in said semiconductor layer or said substrate, a quantum wire at the vertex of said groove, a barrier layer having a groove and a hole to said quantum wire in said semiconductor layer or said substrate, a quantum wire at the vertex of said groove in said barrier layer, a quantum wire in said hole connecting said quantum wires in said grooves, and a semiconductor layer on said quantum wire in said groove in said barrier layer and said groove and said barrier layer.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
100 words
A semiconductor structure with connected quantum wires comprising: a semiconductor layer or a substrate, a groove in said semiconductor layer or said substrate, a quantum wire at the vertex of said groove, a barrier layer having a groove and a hole to said quantum wire in said semiconductor layer or said substrate, a quantum wire at the vertex of said groove in said barrier layer, a quantum wire in said hole connecting said quantum wires in said grooves, and a semiconductor layer on said quantum wire in said groove in said barrier layer and said groove and said barrier layer.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
29 words
The semiconductor structure with connected quantum wires of claim 23 wherein said groove in said semiconductor layer or said substrate is aligned with said groove in said barrier layer.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
30 words
The semiconductor structure with connected quantum wires of claim 23 wherein said groove in said semiconductor layer or said substrate is not aligned with said groove in said barrier layer.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
40 words
The semiconductor structure with connected quantum wires of claim 23 wherein said said quantum wires are of a low bandgap semiconductor material and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate and said barrier layer are of a high bandgap semiconductor material.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
63 words
The semiconductor structure with connected quantum wires of claim 23 wherein said said quantum wires in said grooves are of a low bandgap semiconductor material, said quantum wire in said hole is of a lower bandgap semiconductor material than said quantum wire in said grooves, and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate and said barrier layer are of a high bandgap semiconductor material.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
42 words
The semiconductor structure with connected quantum wires of claim 23 wherein said quantum wires are of a doped semiconductor material and said adjacent semiconductor layers or substrate and said barrier layer are of an undoped, semi-insulating, or opposing conductivity type semiconductor material.
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