Abstract:
A device for generating radiant energy comprising a first electrode, a second electrode spaced apart from said first electrode, a material disposed between and in electrical communication with first and second electrodes, which emits radiant energy upon activation. This material is a rare earth metal oxide or a rare earth metal halide.
Abstract:
A floating gate is inserted into the gate stack of an EEPROM cell. For an N channel EEPROM device, the floating gate is composed of a material having a conduction band edge (or fermi energy in the case of a metal or composite that includes a metal) at least one and preferably several kT electron volts below the conduction band edge of the channel region. The floating gate material thus has a larger electron affinity than the material of the channel region. This allows the insulator separating the floating gate and the channel to be made suitable thin (less than 100 angstroms) to reduce the writing voltage and to increase the number of write cycles that can be done without failure, without having charge stored on the floating gate tunnel back out to the channel region during read operations. For a P channel EEPROM device, the floating gate is composed of a material having a valence band edge (or fermi energy in the case of a metal or a composite that includes a metal) at least one and preferably several kT (eV) above the valence band edge of the channel region.
Abstract:
Unpinned epitaxial metal-oxide-compound semiconductor structures are disclosed and a method of fabricating such structures is described. Epitaxial layers of compound semiconductor are grown by MBE which result in the formation of a smooth surface having a stabilized reconstruction. An elemental semiconductor layer is deposited epitaxially in-situ with the compound semiconductor layer which unpins the surface Fermi level. A layer of insulator material is then deposited on the elemental semiconductor layer by PECVD. In one embodiment, the compound semiconductor is GaAs and the elemental semiconductor is Si. The insulator material is a layer of high quality SiO.sub.2. A metal gate is deposited on the SiO.sub.2 layer to form an MOS device. The epitaxial GaAs layer has a density of states which permits the interface Fermi level to be moved through the entire forbidden energy gap. In another embodiment, the SiO.sub.2 deposition completely consumes the interface Si layer so that the resulting MOS device comprises SiO.sub.2 directly overlying the GaAs layer.
Abstract:
In a semiconductor device, a contact with low resistance to a III-V compound semiconductor substrate was fabricated using refractory materials and small amounts of indium as the contact material. The contact material was formed by depositing Mo, Ge and W with small amounts of In onto doped GaAs wafers. The contact resistance less than 1.0 ohm millimeter was obtained after annealing at 800.degree. C. and the resistance did not increase after subsequent prolonged annealing at 400.degree. C.
Abstract:
There is provided herein a functionalized ionic silicone composition comprising a silicone of the formula (I): M1aM2bM3cD1dD2eD3fT1gT2hT3iQj (I) which contains a monovalent radical bearing ion-pairs and having the formula (II): -A-Ix−Mny+; where A is a spacing group having at least 2 spacing atoms selected from a divalent hydrocarbon or hydrocarbonoxy group, where I is an ionic group such as sulfonate —SO3−, carboxylate —COO−, phosphonate —PO32− group and phosphate —OPO32−, where M is hydrogen or a cation independently selected from alkali metals, alkali earth metals, transition metals, metals, quaternary ammonium and phosphonium groups; or, zwitterions having the formula (III): —R′—NR″2+—R′″—I (III) where I is defined as above, and where the subscript a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j are zero or positive subject to the following limitations: 2≦a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+j≦6000, b+e+h>0 and c+f+i>0.
Abstract translation:本文提供了包含式(I)的硅氧烷:M1aM2bM3cD1dD2eD3fT1gT2hT3iQj(I)的官能化离子硅氧烷组合物,其含有带有离子对的一价基团并具有式(II):-A-Ix-Mny +; 其中A是具有选自二价烃或烃氧基的至少2个间隔原子的间隔基团,其中I是离子基团,例如磺酸酯-SO 3 - ,羧酸酯-COO-,膦酸酯-PO 32 - 基团和磷酸酯-OPO 32 - 其中M是氢或独立地选自碱金属,碱土金属,过渡金属,金属,季铵和鏻基的阳离子; 或者具有式(III)的两性离子:-R'-NR“2 + -R'” - I(III)其中I如上定义,并且其中下标a,b,c,d,e,f, 受限于以下限制:2≦̸ a + b + c + d + e + f + g + h + i + j≦̸ 6000,b + e + h> 0和c + f + i> 0。
Abstract:
A probe for scanned probe microscopy is provided. The probe includes a cantilever beam and a tip. The cantilever beam extends along a generally horizontal axis. The cantilever beam has a crystal facet surface that is oriented at a tilt angle with respect to the generally horizontal axis. The tip projects outwardly from the crystal facet surface.
Abstract:
A method of creating a probe for scanned probe microscopy is disclosed. The method includes providing a wafer having a support wafer layer and a device layer. The method includes masking the wafer with a masking layer. The method includes removing a portion of the masking layer at the device layer. The method includes etching the wafer along the portion of the masking layer that has been removed to create a crystal facet surface that is oriented at a tilt angle. The method includes epitaxially growing a tip along the crystal facet surface.
Abstract:
There is provided herein a functionalized ionic silicone composition comprising a silicone of the formula (I): M1aM2bM3cD1dD2eD3fT1gT2hT3iQj (I) which contains a monovalent radical bearing ion-pairs and having the formula (II): -A-Ix-Mny+; where A is a spacing group having at least 2 spacing atoms selected from a divalent hydrocarbon or hydrocarbonoxy group, where I is an ionic group such as sulfonate —SO3−, carboxylate —COO−, phosphonate —PO32− group and phosphate —OPO32−, where M is hydrogen or a cation independently selected from alkali metals, alkali earth metals, transition metals, metals, quaternary ammonium and phosphonium groups; or, zwitterions having the formula (III): —R′—NR″2+—R′″—I (III) where I is defined as above, and where the subscript a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j are zero or positive subject to the following limitations: 2≦a+b+c+d+e+f+g+h+i+j≦6000, b+e+h>0 and c+f+i>0.
Abstract translation:本文提供了包含式(I)的硅氧烷:M1aM2bM3cD1dD2eD3fT1gT2hT3iQj(I)的官能化离子硅氧烷组合物,其含有带有离子对的一价基团并具有式(II):-A-Ix-Mny +; 其中A是具有选自二价烃或烃氧基的至少2个间隔原子的间隔基团,其中I是离子基团,例如磺酸酯-SO 3 - ,羧酸酯-COO-,膦酸酯-PO 32 - 基团和磷酸酯-OPO 32 - 其中M是氢或独立地选自碱金属,碱土金属,过渡金属,金属,季铵和鏻基的阳离子; 或者具有式(III)的两性离子:-R'-NR''2 + -R“'-I(III)其中I如上所定义,其中下标a,b,c,d,e, 受限于以下限制,f,g,h,i,j为零或正数:2 @ a + b + c + d + e + f + g + h + i + j @ 6000,b + e + h> 0 和c + f + i> 0。
Abstract:
An oil-in-water nanoemulsion delivery system that includes at least one oil having a concentration of greater than or equal to 2% (w/w) of at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid, preferably of the omega-3 or omega-6 family, is disclosed. The delivery system further includes at least one emulsifier and also an aqueous phase. Preferably, one or more hydrophobic therapeutic, monitoring and/or diagnostic agents are dispersed in the oil phase. The nanoemulsions may optionally contain other conventional pharmaceutical aids such as stabilizers, preservatives, buffering agents, antioxidants, polymers, proteins and charge inducing agents. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the nanoemulsions and to their use in the oral, parenteral, opthalmic, nasal, rectal or topical delivery of hydrophobic therapeutic, monitoring or diagnostic agents.