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Title: Release strategies for making transferable semiconductor structures, devices and device components

Abstract

Provided are methods for making a device or device component by providing a multilayer structure having a plurality of functional layers and a plurality of release layers and releasing the functional layers from the multilayer structure by separating one or more of the release layers to generate a plurality of transferable structures. The transferable structures are printed onto a device substrate or device component supported by a device substrate. The methods and systems provide means for making high-quality and low-cost photovoltaic devices, transferable semiconductor structures, (opto-)electronic devices and device components.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1164368
Patent Number(s):
8895406
Application Number:
13/071,027
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B81 - MICROSTRUCTURAL TECHNOLOGY B81C - PROCESSES OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF MICROSTRUCTURAL DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
DOE Contract Number:  
FG02-91ER45439
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2011 Mar 24
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 14 SOLAR ENERGY

Citation Formats

Rogers, John A, Nuzzo, Ralph G, Meitl, Matthew, Ko, Heung Cho, Yoon, Jongseung, Menard, Etienne, and Baca, Alfred J. Release strategies for making transferable semiconductor structures, devices and device components. United States: N. p., 2014. Web.
Rogers, John A, Nuzzo, Ralph G, Meitl, Matthew, Ko, Heung Cho, Yoon, Jongseung, Menard, Etienne, & Baca, Alfred J. Release strategies for making transferable semiconductor structures, devices and device components. United States.
Rogers, John A, Nuzzo, Ralph G, Meitl, Matthew, Ko, Heung Cho, Yoon, Jongseung, Menard, Etienne, and Baca, Alfred J. Tue . "Release strategies for making transferable semiconductor structures, devices and device components". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1164368.
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