Semiconductor device including a superlattice and adjacent semiconductor layer with doped regions defining a semiconductor junction
First Claim
1. A semiconductor device comprising:
- a superlattice comprising a plurality of stacked groups of layers;
each group of layers of said superlattice comprising a plurality of stacked base silicon monolayers defining a base silicon portion and an energy band-modifying layer thereon;
said energy band-modifying layer comprising at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base silicon portions;
a semiconductor layer adjacent said superlattice and comprising at least one first region therein including a first conductivity type dopant; and
said superlattice comprising at least one second region therein including a second conductivity type dopant to define, with said at least one first region, at least one semiconductor junction.
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Abstract
A semiconductor device may include a superlattice comprising a plurality of stacked groups of layers. Each group of layers of the superlattice may include a plurality of stacked base silicon monolayers defining a base silicon portion and an energy band-modifying layer thereon. The energy band-modifying layer may include at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base silicon portions. The semiconductor device may further include a semiconductor layer adjacent the superlattice and comprising at least one first region therein including a first conductivity type dopant. The superlattice may also include at least one second region therein including a second conductivity type dopant to define, with the at least one first region, at least one semiconductor junction.
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20 Claims
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1. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a superlattice comprising a plurality of stacked groups of layers; each group of layers of said superlattice comprising a plurality of stacked base silicon monolayers defining a base silicon portion and an energy band-modifying layer thereon; said energy band-modifying layer comprising at least one non-semiconductor monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base silicon portions; a semiconductor layer adjacent said superlattice and comprising at least one first region therein including a first conductivity type dopant; and said superlattice comprising at least one second region therein including a second conductivity type dopant to define, with said at least one first region, at least one semiconductor junction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A semiconductor device comprising:
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a superlattice comprising a plurality of stacked groups of layers; each group of layers of said superlattice comprising a plurality of stacked base silicon monolayers defining a base silicon portion and an energy band-modifying layer thereon; said energy band-modifying layer comprising at least one oxygen monolayer constrained within a crystal lattice of adjacent base silicon portions; a semiconductor layer adjacent said superlattice and comprising at least one first region therein including a first conductivity type dopant; and said superlattice comprising at least one second region therein including a second conductivity type dopant to define, with said at least one first region, at least one semiconductor junction, said at least one first region and said at least one second region being in direct contact with one another. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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