Title: Semiconductor-based, large-area, flexible, electronic devices on {110}<100> oriented substrates

Abstract

Novel articles and methods to fabricate the same resulting in flexible, oriented, semiconductor-based, electronic devices on {110}<100> textured substrates are disclosed. Potential applications of resulting articles are in areas of photovoltaic devices, flat-panel displays, thermophotovoltaic devices, ferroelectric devices, light emitting diode devices, computer hard disc drive devices, magnetoresistance based devices, photoluminescence based devices, non-volatile memory devices, dielectric devices, thermoelectric devices and quantum dot laser devices.

Inventors:

Goyal, Amit

Issue Date:

Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 2014

Research Org.:

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1150007

Patent Number(s):

8795854

Application Number:

12/079,068

Assignee:

ORO

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES

B82Y10/00 - Nanotechnology for information processing, storage or transmission, e.g. quantum computing or single electron logic

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01L - SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES

H01L21/02425 - {Conductive materials, e.g. metallic silicides}
H01L21/02433 - {Crystal orientation}
H01L21/02439 - {Materials}
H01L21/02488 - {Insulating materials}
H01L21/02491 - {Conductive materials}
H01L21/0251 - {Graded layers}
H01L21/02521 - {Materials}
H01L21/02524 - {Group 14 semiconducting materials}
H01L21/02538 - {Group 13/15 materials}
H01L29/78603 - {characterised by the insulating substrate or support
H01L29/78681 - {having a semiconductor body comprising AIIIBV or AIIBVI or AIVBVI semiconductor materials, or Se or Te}
H01L29/7869 - {having a semiconductor body comprising an oxide semiconductor material, e.g. zinc oxide, copper aluminium oxide, cadmium stannate}
H01L31/036 - characterised by their crystalline structure or particular orientation of the crystalline planes
H01L31/0392 - including thin films deposited on metallic or insulating substrates {
H01L31/03925 - {including AIIBVI compound materials, e.g. CdTe, CdS}
H01L31/03928 - {including AIBIIICVI compound, e.g. CIS, CIGS deposited on metal or polymer foils}
H01L31/0687 - Multiple junction or tandem solar cells
H01L31/1872 - {Recrystallisation}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

Y02E10/541 - CuInSe2 material PV cells
Y02E10/544 - Solar cells from Group III-V materials

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS

Y02P70/50 - Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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DOE Contract Number:  

AC05-000R22725

Resource Type:

Patent

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE