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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Inventors:
John Lewis, Durham, NC (US);
Ethan Klem, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Research Triangle Institute, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/12 (2006.01); H01L 31/167 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/12 (2013.01); H01L 31/167 (2013.01);
Abstract
Integrated upconversion devices capable of upconverting incident visible to short wavelength infrared photons to visible photons are disclosed. The device may include a quantum dot-based photodiode and a light-emitting diode. The device may further include a gain element such as a thin-film transistor.