Structure and device including a tunneling piezoelectric switch and method of forming same
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1. A piezoelectric switch structure comprising:
- a monocrystalline substrate;
an accommodating buffer layer overlying the monocrystalline substrate;
a first piezoelectric portion formed overlying the accommodating buffer layer; and
. a first semiconductor portion formed proximate the first piezoelectric portion, wherein the first piezoelectric portion and the first semiconductor portion are configured such that when a bias is applied across the first piezoelectric portion, the first piezoelectric portioned deforms and alters a tunneling rate between the first piezoelectric portion and the first semiconductor portion.
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Abstract
Tunneling piezoelectric switch structures including high quality epitaxial layers of monocrystalline materials (26) grown overlying monocrystalline substrates (22) such as large silicon wafers are disclosed. The structures includes an accommodating buffer layer (24) spaced apart from a silicon wafer by an amorphous interface layer (28) of silicon oxide. The amorphous interface layer dissipates strain and permits the growth of a high quality monocrystalline oxide accommodating buffer layer.
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1. A piezoelectric switch structure comprising:
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a monocrystalline substrate;
an accommodating buffer layer overlying the monocrystalline substrate;
a first piezoelectric portion formed overlying the accommodating buffer layer; and
.a first semiconductor portion formed proximate the first piezoelectric portion, wherein the first piezoelectric portion and the first semiconductor portion are configured such that when a bias is applied across the first piezoelectric portion, the first piezoelectric portioned deforms and alters a tunneling rate between the first piezoelectric portion and the first semiconductor portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A process for fabricating a piezoelectric switch structure comprising the steps of:
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providing a monocrystalline substrate;
depositing a monocrystalline accommodating buffer film overlying the monocrystalline substrate;
epitaxially forming a first piezoelectric portion overlying the accommodating buffer film; and
forming a first monocrystalline semiconductor portion proximate the piezoelectric portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A vertical piezoelectric switch structure comprising:
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a monocrystalline silicon substrate;
an accommodating buffer layer comprising strontium titanate;
a first piezoelectric material portion formed overlying and in contact with the accommodating buffer layer; and
a first semiconductor material portion formed overlying the first piezoelectric material portion. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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