摘要:
An information memory device capable of reading and writing of information by mechanical operation of a floating gate layer, in which a gate insulation film has a cavity (6), and a floating gate layer (5) having two stable deflection states in the cavity (6), the state stabilized by deflecting toward the channel side of transistor, and the state stabilized by deflecting toward the gate (7) side, writing and reading of information can be made by changing the stable deflection state of the floating gate layer (5) by Coulomb interactive force between the electrons (or positive holes 8) accumulated in the floating gate layer (5) and external electric field, and by reading the channel current change based on the state of the floating gate layer (5).
摘要:
A controllable conduction device in the form of a transistor comprises source and drain regions 5, 2 between which extends a conduction path P for charge carriers, a gate 4 for controlling charge carrier flow along the conduction path and a multiple layer structure 3 providing a multiple tunnel junction configuration in the conduction path, with the result that current leakage is blocked by the multiple tunnel junction configuration when the transistor is in its off state. Vertical and lateral transistor configurations are described, together with use of the transistor in complimentary pairs and for a random access memory cell. Improved gate structures are described which are also applicable to memory devices that incorporate the tunnel barrier configuration to store charge on the memory node.
摘要:
By i) forming a layered structure of an undoped single crystalline Si layer and single crystalline Si.sub.0.8 Ge.sub.0.2 mixed crystal layer on an n-Si(100) substrate, a second undoped single crystalline Si layer on it, and a p type hydrogenated amorphous Si.sub.1-B C.sub.B layer on it, iii) mounting an n-Si.sub.0.55 Ge.sub.0.40 C.sub.0.05 layer on an n-Si(100) substrate and forming a layered structure of an undoped single crystalline Si.sub.0.55 Ge.sub.0.40 C.sub.0.05 layer and Si.sub.0.8 Ge.sub.0.2 layer, an undoped single crystalline Si.sub.0.55 Ge.sub.0.40 C.sub.0.05 layer, and a p-Si.sub.0.55 Ge.sub.0.40 C.sub.0.05 layer sequentially on it or iv) mounting an n type single crystalline Si layer on an n-Si(100) substrate and forming a layered structure of an undoped single crystalline Si layer and Si.sub.0.8 Ge.sub.0.1 Sn.sub.0.1 layer, an undoped single crystalline Si layer, and a p type single crystalline Si layer sequentially on it, a semiconductor optical device is obtained.
摘要:
A solar cell including at least a thin film formed of an amorphous silicon material and having p-type conductivity. The thin film comprises a multi-layer structure including at least one non-doped layer formed of a material of an amorphous silicon material and having a thickness of 10 to 300 .ANG. and at least one p-type doped amorphous silicon layer of a given thickness. The p-type doped amorphous silicon layer is stacked such that at least one face thereof is in contact with said at least one non-doped layer of amorphous silicon material so that the thin film of multi-layer structure exhibits in effect p-type conductivity.
摘要:
The invention relates to an electrophotographic member which is highly sensitive to the light of long wavelengths. Amorphous silicon is used as a photosensitive base member. A long wavelength sensitizing region has a narrower forbidden band gap width than that of the base member, and consists of at least two semiconductor films that are laminated and that have at least different forbidden band gap widths or different conductivities. An increased number of semiconductor films may, of course, be laminated to constitute the sensitizing region.
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes a polycrystalline semiconductor film body having at least one element selected from a group consisting of hydrogen, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, lithium, sodium, potassium, rubidium, and cesium included mainly around grain boundaries of the polycrystalline semiconductor film. The simultaneous inclusion of one of the halogen elements and one of the monovalent metal elements of the group described above is more effective to quench charges of the elements included. The content of the elements included is up to 40% by atomic ratio. As a result, the electronic characteristic of the polycrystalline semiconductor film are substantially improved.
摘要:
A photoconductive material comprising an amorphous substance whose indispensable constituent elements are silicon, carbon and hydrogen is disclosed. The photoconductive material preferably has a structure expressed by [Si.sub.1-x C.sub.x ].sub.1-y [H].sub.y where 0.02.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.0.3 and 0.02.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.3. Up to 40% of the carbon can be substituted by germanium. The peak of response can be established for light of any desired wavelength between approximately 5,600 A-4,500 A. This photoconductive material is particularly useful when applied to a light-sensitive film which is operated in the storage mode. The light-sensitive film includes the photoconductive material in a region in which pairs of free electrons and positive holes are created upon incidence of light.