Structure and method for fabricating semiconductor structures and devices utilizing electro-optic structures
First Claim
1. A semiconductor structure comprising:
- a monocrystalline silicon substrate;
an amorphous oxide material overlying the monocrystalline silicon substrate;
a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying the amorphous oxide material;
a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material;
at least one light-emitting device formed using the monocrystalline compound semiconductor material; and
at least one tunable electro-optic structure overlying at least one of the at least one light-emitting device.
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Abstract
High quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials can be grown overlying monocrystalline substrates such as large silicon wafers by forming a compliant substrate for growing the monocrystalline layers. An accommodating buffer layer comprises a layer of monocrystalline oxide spaced apart from a silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer. The accommodating buffer layer is lattice matched to both the underlying silicon wafer and the overlying monocrystalline material layer. Any lattice mismatch between the accommodating buffer layer and the underlying silicon substrate is taken care of by the amorphous interface layer. Electro-optic structures may be integrally provided with such semiconductor structures, which semiconductor structures may also include light-emitting devices and control circuitry.
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17 Claims
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1. A semiconductor structure comprising:
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a monocrystalline silicon substrate;
an amorphous oxide material overlying the monocrystalline silicon substrate;
a monocrystalline perovskite oxide material overlying the amorphous oxide material;
a monocrystalline compound semiconductor material overlying the monocrystalline perovskite oxide material;
at least one light-emitting device formed using the monocrystalline compound semiconductor material; and
at least one tunable electro-optic structure overlying at least one of the at least one light-emitting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12. A process for fabricating a semiconductor structure comprising:
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providing a monocrystalline silicon substrate;
depositing a monocrystalline perovskite oxide film overlying the monocrystalline silicon substrate, the film having a thickness less than a thickness of the material that would result in strain-induced defects;
forming an amorphous oxide interface layer containing at least silicon and oxygen at an interface between the monocrystalline perovskite oxide film and the monocrystalline silicon substrate;
epitaxially forming a monocrystalline compound semiconductor layer overlying the monocrystalline perovskite oxide film;
forming at least one light-emitting device in the monocrystalline compound semiconductor layer; and
forming at least one tunable electro-optic structure overlying at least one of the at least one light-emitting device.
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