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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2010
Applicants:
Anthony N. Caruso, Overland Park, KS (US);
Joseph A. Sandstrom, Moorhead, MN (US);
David A. Bunzow, Fremont, CA (US);
Inventors:
Anthony N. Caruso, Overland Park, KS (US);
Joseph A. Sandstrom, Moorhead, MN (US);
David A. Bunzow, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
North Dakota State University Research Foundation, Fargo, ND (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Amorphous semiconductor films with enhanced charged carrier transport are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method for fabricating and treating the film to produce the enhanced transport. Also disclosed are semiconductor p-n junctions fabricated with the films which demonstrate the enhanced transport. The films are amorphous and include boron, carbon, and hydrogen.