Vertical pillar structured infrared detector and fabrication method for the same
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01J-005/20
H01L-031/0352
H01L-031/108
H01L-031/113
H01L-031/0216
H01L-031/18
H01L-027/146
H01L-027/144
출원번호
US-0311954
(2014-06-23)
등록번호
US-9478685
(2016-10-25)
발명자
/ 주소
Yu, Young-June
Wober, Munib
출원인 / 주소
ZENA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
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Photodetector devices and methods for making the photodetector devices are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the device may include a substrate; and one or more core structures, each having one or more shell layers disposed at least on a portion of a sidewall of the core structure. Each of the one
Photodetector devices and methods for making the photodetector devices are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the device may include a substrate; and one or more core structures, each having one or more shell layers disposed at least on a portion of a sidewall of the core structure. Each of the one or more structures extends substantially perpendicularly from the substrate. Each of the one or more core structures and the one or more shell layers form a Schottky barrier junction or a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MiS) junction.
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1. A device comprising: a substrate; andone or more core structures, each having one or more shell layers disposed at least on a portion of a sidewall of the core structure, each of the one or more core structures extending substantially perpendicularly from the substrate,wherein each of the one or
1. A device comprising: a substrate; andone or more core structures, each having one or more shell layers disposed at least on a portion of a sidewall of the core structure, each of the one or more core structures extending substantially perpendicularly from the substrate,wherein each of the one or more core structures and at least one of the one or more shell layers disposed thereon form a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MiS) junction; andthe device is configured to generate an electrical signal upon exposure to infrared radiation. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more shell layers comprise a material having substantially no band-gap. 3. The device of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises a semiconductor material. 4. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more core structures comprise essentially the same material composition as the substrate. 5. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more core structures and the substrate have substantially no grain boundary therebetween. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the substrate comprises one or more of a group IV single crystalline semiconductor, a group IV polycrystalline semiconductor, a single crystalline group III-V semiconductor, a single crystalline group II-VI semiconductor, and a single crystalline quaternary semiconductor. 7. The device of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the one or more shell layers comprises a metal or a metallic silicide. 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the metal comprises one or more of Pt, Pd, Ni, Co, It, W, Cr, Cu, Be, and Ti. 9. The device of claim 7, wherein the metallic silicide comprises one or more of PtSi, Pt2Si, PdSi, Pd2Si, NiSi, Ni2Si, CoSi2, IrSi, IrSi3, WSi2, CrSi, CrSi2, TiSi, TiSi2, and BeSi. 10. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more shell layers comprise at least two layers, at least one being an insulator. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein the insulator comprises one or more of Al2O3, Si3N4, HfO2 and SiO2. 12. The device of claim 1, further comprising a clad disposed on each of the one or more core structures such that the clad substantially encapsulates the one or more core structures. 13. The device of claim 12, wherein the clad comprises a transparent material comprising one or more of Al2O3, HfO2, SiO2, MgF2, In-doped SnO, Al-doped ZnO, and a transparent polymer. 14. The device of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the one or more core structures at an end opposite the substrate is rounded or tapered. 15. The device of claim 1, wherein an aspect ratio of each of the one or more core structures is greater than one. 16. The device of claim 1, wherein the one or more core structures have a cross-section including one or more of a circle, an ellipse, a convex polygon, and a mesh. 17. The device of claim 1, further comprising an electronic circuit, in electrical communication with the device, configured to process the electrical signal. 18. The device of claim 1, further comprising an optical filter configured to filter out visible light from radiation incident on the device. 19. A method of making the device of claim 1, the method comprising: making the one or more core structures;disposing a metallic material to substantially encapsulate an extending portion of each of the one or more core structures; andproviding thermal energy to the one or more core structures such that the metallic material interacts with a material of the one or more core structures to form an alloy or a compound layer on each of the one or more core structures. 20. The method of claim 19, further comprising: disposing an insulating material on each of the one or more core structures to substantially encapsulate the extending portion of each of the one or more core structures; anddisposing, following the disposing of the insulating material, a semiconductor material on each of the one or more core structures to substantially encapsulate the extending portion of each of the one or more core structures,wherein disposing the insulating material and disposing the semiconductor is performed prior to disposing the metallic material. 21. The method of claim 19, further comprising: disposing an insulating material on each of the one or more core structures to substantially encapsulate the extending portion of each of the one or more core structures;disposing, following the disposing of the insulating material, a transparent polymer material such that each of the one or more core structures is substantially encapsulated and a space between the one or more core structures is substantially filled;separating the one or more core structures along with the transparent polymer material from the substrate;removing at least a portion of the transparent polymer material such that at least a portion of the one or more core structures is not encapsulated by the transparent polymer material; anddisposing a metallic material such that at least a portion of each of the one or more core structures not encapsulated by the transparent polymer material is encapsulated by the metallic material. 22. The method of claim 21, further comprising: aligning the one or more structures on a pixel array such that each of the one or more structures aligns with at least one pixel; andjoining the one or more structures with the pixel array. 23. The method of claim 19, wherein providing thermal energy comprises laser annealing the device to locally increase a temperature of the one or more core structures. 24. A photodetector device comprising: a substrate; andone or more structures, each extending substantially perpendicularly from the substrate, and each having a core-shell junction along at least a portion of a sidewall of the structure,wherein the core-shell junction is configured to generate an electrical signal upon exposure to incident electromagnetic radiation; Wherein the core-shell junction comprises a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) junction; andthe device is configured to generate an electrical signal upon exposure to infrared radiation. 25. The device of claim 24, wherein the core-shell junction comprises a potential-barrier for charge carriers crossing the core-shell junction. 26. The device of claim 24, wherein the substrate and the one or more structures have substantially no grain boundary therebetween. 27. The device of claim 24, wherein an aspect ratio of each of the one or more structures is greater than one. 28. The device of claim 24, wherein each of the one or more structures having one or more shell layers disposed at least on a portion of a sidewall of the structure, at least one of the one or more shell layers comprising a material having substantially no band-gap. 29. The device of claim 24, further comprising an electronic circuit, in electrical communication with the device, configured to process the electrical signal. 30. An imaging device comprising: a substrate;an array of core structures, each of the core structures having one or more shell layers disposed at least on a portion of a sidewall of each of the core structures, each of the core structures extending substantially perpendicularly from the substrate,wherein each of the core structures and the one or more shell layers form a core-shell junction configured to generate an electrical signal upon exposure to incident electromagnetic radiation;a pixel array, wherein each of the pixels comprises the array of core structures;and an electronic circuit, in electrical communication with the pixel array, configured to process the electrical signal;Wherein the core-shell junction comprises a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) junction; and the device is configured to generate an electrical signal upon exposure to infrared radiation. 31. The imaging device of claim 30, wherein the core-shell junction comprises a potential-barrier for charge carriers crossing the core-shell junction. 32. The imaging device of claim 30, wherein the substrate and the one or more core structures have substantially no grain boundary therebetween. 33. The imaging device of claim 30, wherein an aspect ratio of each of the one or more core structures is greater than one. 34. The imaging device of claim 20, wherein at least one of the one or more shell layers comprises a material having substantially no band-gap. 35. A method of detecting electromagnetic radiation, the method comprising: obtaining a device comprising a substrate, and one or more structures, each extending substantially perpendicularly from the substrate, and each having a core-shell junction along at least a portion of a sidewall of the structure, wherein the core-shell junction is configured to generate an electrical signal upon exposure to incident electromagnetic radiation;exposing the device to electromagnetic radiation; and processing the electrical signal;Wherein the core-shell junction comprises a metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) junction; andthe device is configured to generate an electrical signal upon exposure to infrared radiation. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein the device further comprises an electronic circuit, in communication with the device, configured for processing the electrical signal. 37. The method of claim 35, wherein the substrate comprises a semiconductor material. 38. The method of claim 35, wherein the device further comprises a clad disposed on each of the one or more structures such that the clad substantially encapsulates the structure.
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