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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Chad Husko, Wauconda, IL (US);
Assignee:
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/04 (2010.01); H01L 31/0352 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/04 (2013.01); H01L 31/035209 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor optical device is comprised of a phonon donating material structurally connected to an indirect bandgap material to improve absorption and emission of light in the indirect bandgap material. An excitation energy source provides excitation radiation to the semiconductor optical device to excite electrons in the semiconductor optical device. Phonons from the phonon donating material present in the indirect bandgap material provide a mechanism for increased rates of electron-hole generation and recombination, and electrical leads provide an electrical connection to the semiconductor optical device.