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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Inventors:
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, Wilmette, IL (US);
Wenwen Lin, Evanston, IL (US);
Assignee:
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/08 (2006.01); G01T 1/24 (2006.01); H01L 31/032 (2006.01); H01L 31/072 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/085 (2013.01); G01T 1/241 (2013.01); H01L 31/032 (2013.01); H01L 31/072 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor material having the molecular formula Cu2l2Se6 is provided. Also provided are solid solutions of semiconductor materials having the formulas Cu2lxBr2-xSeyTe6-y and Cu2lxBr2-xSeyS6-y, where 0≤x≤1 and 0≤y≤3. Methods and devices that use the semiconductor materials to convert incident radiation into an electric signal are also provided. The devices include optoelectronic and photonic devices, such as photodetectors, photodiodes, and photovoltaic cells.