Title: Method of preparing nitrogen containing semiconductor material

Abstract

A method of combining group III elements with group V elements that incorporates at least nitrogen from a nitrogen halide for use in semiconductors and in particular semiconductors in photovoltaic cells.

Inventors:

Barber, Greg D.; Kurtz, Sarah R.

Issue Date:

2004-09-07

Research Org.:

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1175017

Patent Number(s):

6787385

Application Number:

10/344,380

Assignee:

Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH

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

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C - CHEMISTRY C30 - CRYSTAL GROWTH C30B - SINGLE-CRYSTAL-GROWTH

C30B25/02 - Epitaxial-layer growth
C30B29/40 - AIIIBV compounds {wherein A is B, Al, Ga, In or Tl and B is N, P, As, Sb or Bi}
C30B29/403 - {AIII-nitrides}
C30B29/406 - {Gallium nitride}

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

H01L21/0237 - {Materials}
H01L21/02395 - {Arsenides}
H01L21/02538 - {Group 13/15 materials}
H01L21/0254 - {Nitrides}
H01L21/02546 - {Arsenides}
H01L21/02573 - {Conductivity type}
H01L21/0262 - {Reduction or decomposition of gaseous compounds, e.g. CVD}
H01L31/1844 - {comprising ternary or quaternary compounds, e.g. Ga Al As, In Ga As P}

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

Y02E10/544 - Solar cells from Group III-V materials

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DOE Contract Number:  

AC36-99GO10337

Resource Type:

Patent

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY