摘要:
Disclosed herein is a process for growing II-IV semiconductor crystals which includes providing both a II-IV semiconductor source material and a crystal growth support member in a predetermined dynamic vacuum. This vacuum is sufficient to create a predetermined overpressure at the source material and simultaneously remove impurities therefrom. The temperature of the support member is initally raised to a predetermined level above the temperature of the source material to thereby prevent vapor transport between the two. Then, the temperature of the support member is lowered to a predetermined value below that of the source material to produce a disassociation of elemental gases from the source material and initiate controlled vapor transport of the elemental gases from the source material to the support member. In this manner, compound semiconductor crystals of high purity and stoichiometry are formed on the surface of the support member.
摘要:
The specification describes a process for growing selected compound semiconductors of high stoichiometry and purity and includes the steps of providing both a dynamic vacuum and a predetermined temperature profile in a container or tube containing a chosen semiconductor source material. The dynamic vacuum is used to create a predetermined minimum overpressure. P.sub.min, in this container with respect to the vapor pressure of the source material, while simultaneously removing impurities through in opening in the container during the crystal growth process. This process involves the vapor transport of elements of the selected compound semiconductor from the source material to a suitable support member, such as a graphite crucible which is maintained at a predetermined uniform controlled temperature. Alternatively, the crystal growth process can be in the form of a vapor phase epitaxial process wherein the selected compound semiconductor is epitaxially deposited on a chosen semiconductor substrate whose temperature is also closely controlled.
摘要:
Large, strain free, single crystals of high optical quality selected from the IB-VB-VIB and IIIB-VB-VIB ternary chalcogenide groups, having a single stable solid phase from room temperature to the melting point of the crystal and vice-versa, are synthesized by (1) placing stoichiometric quantities of the compound constituents with 3% excess VIB constituent in a two part, sublimation-reaction fused silica tube, the VB constituents being placed in sublimation part, and the remaining constituents being placed in the reaction part, and evacuating and sealing the tube, (2) subliming and purifying the VB constituent and condensing it in the reaction part, which is then cooled and sealed from the sublimation part, (3) reacting, uniting and slowly cooling the reaction part constituents, (4) placing the reacted constituents in fused silica growth tube, which is evacuated, backfilled with helium, and sealed, (5) forming a melt in the upper part of a two part furnace and lowering at about 1.8 mm/hr. through a greater than 100.degree.C temperature gradient, (6) annealing the single crystal in the lower furnace part about one-half the melting point temperature and cooling it to room temperature at about 5.degree.C/hr., and (7) removing the crystal by dissolving the tube in hydrofluoric acid.
摘要:
A semiconductor device wafer base wherein devices may be fabricated in silicon carbide, the base having a compatible substrate and a beta silicon carbide overlay layer epitaxially related to the substrate, the beta silicon carbide layer being unpolytyped, single crystal, uncracked, without twins, and having integrated circuit quality surface morphology. Preferably, the substrate is a single crystal of titanium carbide, which is the same cubic lattice-type as beta silicon carbide with a lattice parameter different from that of beta silicon carbide by less than about 1%. Additionally, the thermal expansion coefficients of beta silicon carbide and titanium carbide are nearly the same, minimizing the creation of thermal stresses during cooling and heating. The beta silicon carbide is useful in fabricating semi-conductor devices for use at much higher temperatures than is silicon, and for use at high power levels, at high frequencies, and in radiation hardened applications. The device base may be fabricated by any suitable technique, including reactive deposition and chemical vapor deposition.
摘要:
A semiconductor device wafer base wherein devices may be fabricated in silicon carbide, the base having a compatible substrate and a beta silicon carbide overlay layer epitaxially related to the substrate, the beta silicon carbide layer being unpolytyped, single crystal, uncracked, without twins, and having integrated circuit quality surface morphology. Preferably, the substrate is a single crystal of titanium carbide, which is the same cubic lattice-type as beta silicon carbide with a lattice parameter different from that of beta silicon carbide by less than about 1%. Additionally, the thermal expansion coefficients of beta silicon carbide and titanium carbide are nearly the same, minimizing the creation of thermal stresses during cooling and heating. The beta silicon carbide is useful in fabricating semiconductor devices for use at much higher temperatures than is silicon, and for use at high power levels, at high frequencies, and in radiation hardened applications. The device base may be fabricated by any suitable technique, including reactive deposition and chemical vapor deposition.
摘要:
Improved microsensors are provided by combining surface micromachined substrates, including integrated CMOS circuitry, together with bulk micromachined wafer bonded substrates which include at least part of a microelectromechanical sensing element. In the case of an accelerometer, the proof mass is included within the wafer bonded bulk machined substrate, which is bonded to the CMOS surface machine substrate, which has corresponding etch pits defined therein over which the wafer bonded substrate is disposed, and in the case of accelerometer, the proof mass or thin film membranes in the case of other types of detectors such as acoustical detectors or infrared detectors. A differential sensor electrode is suspended over the etch pits so that the parasitic capacitance of the substrate is removed from the capacitance sensor, or in the case of a infrared sensor, to provide a low thermal conductance cavity under the pyroelectric refractory thin film. Where a membrane suspended electrode is utilized over an etch pit, one or more apertures are defined therethrough to avoid squeeze film damping. Accelerometers built according to the methodology are provided with a nulling feedback voltage to maintain the switch DC voltage across sensing capacitors in a null condition and to maintain high sensitivity without requiring either a precision transformer or regulated power sources in the capacitance bridge of the accelerometer.
摘要:
Non-normal plane wave electromagnetic scattering from active guiding structures, such as dielectric films, generates large resonances at discrete plane-wave angles of incidance relative to an interface with the active film. These resonances are generated from a "leaky" wave phase matching condition. Enhancement in the scattered field intensities on the order of 100 is achieved using finite diameter pump and probe laser beams and active films as thin as 6 microns. Solid state and dye lasers with unique characteristics are obtained. Oscillators, amplifiers, cyroscopic and nonlinear laser applications employing the active guiding structure or film provide enhanced performance.
摘要:
There is disclosed a polarizer particularly suited for use in the infrared wavelengths which comprises a wire grid polarizer in optically cascaded relationship with a Brewster's Angle Polarizer. Not only do the extinction ratios of the optically cascaded polarizers multiply to provide higher extinction ratios at these wavelengths, but also the reflective mirror properties of the wire grid polarizers can be used in combination with the known optical properties of Brewster Polarizers to provide a combined device which optimizes both the extinction ratios achieved and the balance between the reflection and recombination problem of the system on the one hand and the offset or beam walking problem on the other hand in a manner to provide optical characteristics which are not achievable from any simple combinations of either type of polarizer alone.
摘要:
A solar energy conversion system is presented. The system comprises at least one waveguide arrangement having at least one light input respectively. The waveguide arrangement comprises a core unit for passing input solar radiation therethrough and a cladding material arrangement interfacing with the core therealong. The cladding material arrangement is configured as an array of spaced-apart solar cells arranged along the core unit and having different optical absorption ranges, such that an interface between the waveguide core and the cladding arrangement spectrally splits the photons of the input solar radiation by causing the photons of different wavelengths, while passing through the core unit, to be successively absorbed and thereby converted into electricity by the successive solar cells of said array.
摘要:
A method and system for ranging an object are disclosed. The method includes illuminating a field of view potentially including the object, synchronously receiving reflected signals from the field of view with and without illumination, capturing first and second images within an array, and generating a subtraction image using the images. One image is captured in the array while the other image is in the array. The first and second images include reflected signals from the field of view with and without illumination, respectively. The array includes first and second groups of lines that are unmasked and masked, respectively. In one exposure, the first group of lines is loaded with the first or second image. The image in the first group of lines is shifted into the second group. In another exposure, the first group of lines is loaded with the other image, which is shifted into the second group.