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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
May. 23, 2014
Newsouth Innovations Pty Limited, UNSW Sydney, AU;
Valantis Vais, Beverly Park, AU;
Alison Joan Lennon, Rozelle, AU;
Stuart Ross Wenham, Cronulla, AU;
Jing Jia Ji, Shanghai, CN;
Alison Maree Wenham, Cronulla, AU;
Jingnan Tong, Maroubra, AU;
Xi Wang, Kingsford, AU;
NEWSOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITED, Sydney, NSW, AU;
Abstract
A method of forming an oxide layer on an exposed surface of a semiconductor device which contains a p-n junction is disclosed, the method comprising: immersing the exposed surface of the semiconductor device in an electrolyte; producing an electric field in the semiconductor device such that the p-n junction is forward-biased and the exposed surface is anodic; and electrochemically oxidizing the exposed surface to form an oxide layer.