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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Max G. Lagally, Madison, WI (US);
Paul G. Evans, Madison, WI (US);
Clark S. Ritz, Middleton, WI (US);
Assignee:
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 21/20 (2006.01); H01L 21/36 (2006.01); C23C 16/54 (2006.01); H01L 35/14 (2006.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/12 (2006.01); H01L 35/22 (2006.01); H01L 35/32 (2006.01); H01L 35/34 (2006.01); B82Y 10/00 (2011.01); H01L 35/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); H01L 29/0665 (2013.01); H01L 29/0673 (2013.01); H01L 29/127 (2013.01); H01L 35/22 (2013.01); H01L 35/32 (2013.01); H01L 35/34 (2013.01); B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); H01L 35/26 (2013.01); Y10S 977/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides nanowires and nanoribbons that are well suited for use in thermoelectric applications. The nanowires and nanoribbons are characterized by a periodic compositional longitudinal modulation. The nanowires are constructed using lithographic techniques from thin semiconductor membranes, or 'nanomembranes.'