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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Joshua M. Spurgeon, Pasadena, CA (US);
Katherine E. Plass, Lancaster, PA (US);
Nathan S. Lewis, La Canada, CA (US);
Harry A. Atwater, S. Pasadena, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua M. Spurgeon, Pasadena, CA (US);
Katherine E. Plass, Lancaster, PA (US);
Nathan S. Lewis, La Canada, CA (US);
Harry A. Atwater, S. Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
The California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/36 (2006.01); H01L 21/20 (2006.01); H01L 21/00 (2006.01); H01L 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Reusing a Si wafer for the formation of wire arrays by transferring the wire arrays to a polymer matrix, reusing a patterned oxide for several array growths, and finally polishing and reoxidizing the wafer surface and reapplying the patterned oxide.