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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2008
John Kouvetakis, Mesa, AZ (US);
Radek Roucka, Tempe, AZ (US);
John Kouvetakis, Mesa, AZ (US);
Radek Roucka, Tempe, AZ (US);
Abstract
Semiconductor structures are provided comprising a substrate and a epitaxial layer formed over the substrate, wherein the epitaxial layer comprises B; and one or more element selected from the group consisting of Zr, Hf and Al and has a thickness greater than 50 nm. Further, methods for integrating Group III nitrides onto a substrate comprising, forming an epitaxial buffer layer of a diboride of Zr, Hf, Al, or mixtures thereof, over a substrate; and forming a Group III nitride layer over the buffer layer, are provided which serve to thermally decouple the buffer layer from the underlying substrate, thereby greatly reducing the strain induced in the semiconductor structures upon fabrication and/or operation.