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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 1987
Filed:
Dec. 01, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jacques I Pankove, Boulder, CO (US);
Chung P Wu, Trenton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
RCA Corporation, Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ; H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
357 17 ; 357-2 ; 357 52 ; 357 59 ; 357 91 ;
Abstract
A light emitting device comprises a body of silicon having regions of opposite conductivity type and a region about the p-n junction between the regions of opposite conductivity type which contains lattice defects and excess hydrogen. This device emits light at a wavelength between about 1.2 and about 1.3 micrometers. The method of the invention includes the steps of damaging the region about the p-n junction and hydrogenating the damage region.
Pankove, Jacques. (1987). Silicon light emitting device and a method of making the device (U.S. Patent No. 4684964). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/4684964
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