公开(公告)号：EP1393432A4

公开(公告)日：2007-06-27

申请号：EP02736870

申请日：2002-05-17

申请人： UNIV COLORADO

发明人： ELIASSON BLAKE J ,  MODDEL GARRET

IPC分类号： H01L31/04 ,  G02B6/26 ,  H01L21/00 ,  H01L25/00 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L31/0328 ,  H01L31/0336 ,  H01L31/06 ,  H01L31/09 ,  H01L31/101 ,  H01L31/109 ,  H01L45/00 ,  H02N6/00

CPC分类号： H01L31/06 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L31/035236 ,  H01L31/101 ,  H01L45/00 ,  Y02E10/50

摘要： The electron tunneling device (110) includes first and second non-insulating layers (112 and 114) spaced apart such that a given voltage can be provided therebetween. The device also includes an arrangement disposed between the non-insulating layers and configured to serve as a transport of electrons between the non-insulating layers. This arrangement includes a first layer (116) of an amorphous material such that using only the first layer of amorphous material in the arrangement would result in a given value of a parameter in the transport of electrons, with respect to the given voltage. The arrangement further includes a second layer (118) of material, which is configured to cooperate with the first layer (116) of amorphous material such that the transport of electrons includes, at least in part, transport by tunneling, and such that the parameter, with respect to the given voltage, is increased above the given value of the parameter.

公开(公告)号：EP1393377A4

公开(公告)日：2007-12-12

申请号：EP02726876

申请日：2002-05-16

申请人： UNIV COLORADO

发明人： MODDEL GARRET ,  ELIASSON BLAKE J

IPC分类号： H01L27/144 ,  H01L29/73 ,  H01L29/76 ,  H01L29/82 ,  H01L31/08 ,  H01L39/22 ,  H01L45/00 ,  H01L29/08

CPC分类号： H01L27/1446 ,  B82Y10/00 ,  B82Y15/00 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L29/7311 ,  H01L29/7606 ,  H01L29/82 ,  H01L31/08 ,  H01L31/101 ,  H01L33/0004 ,  H01L33/0037 ,  H01L39/22 ,  H01L45/00

摘要： A detector (10A) for detecting electromagnetic radiation incident thereon over a desired range of frequencies exhibits a given responsivity and includes an output and first and second non-insulating layers (14), which layers are spaced apart such that a given voltage can be applied thereacross. The first non-insulating layer (12) is formed of a metal, and the first and second non-insulating layers are configured to form an antenna structure for receiving electromagnetic radiation over the desired range of frequencies. The detector further includes an arrangement disposed between the first and second non-insulating layers and configured to serve as a transport of electrons between the first and second non-insulating layers as a result of the electromagnetic radiation being received at the antenna structure. The arrangement includes at least a first layer of an amorphous material (16) such that the transport of electrons includes, at least in part, transport by means of resonant tunneling, and such that at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation incident on the antenna is converted at the output to an electrical signal having an intensity which depends on the given responsivity.

公开(公告)号：EP2313928A4

公开(公告)日：2013-06-19

申请号：EP09798806

申请日：2009-07-17

申请人： UNIV COLORADO REGENTS

发明人： MODDEL GARRET

IPC分类号： H01L45/00

CPC分类号： H01L45/00 ,  H01L31/08 ,  H02S10/30 ,  H02S99/00