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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66 (2006.01); H01L 29/06 (2006.01); H01L 29/872 (2006.01); H01L 29/861 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 29/66219 (2013.01); H01L 29/0665 (2013.01); H01L 29/6603 (2013.01); H01L 29/6609 (2013.01); H01L 29/66128 (2013.01); H01L 29/66136 (2013.01); H01L 29/861 (2013.01); H01L 29/872 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, a diode comprises: a semiconductor layer having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the semiconductor layer having a thickness between the first side and the second side, the thickness of the semiconductor layer being based on a mean free path of a charge carrier emitted into the semiconductor layer; a first metal layer deposited on the first side of the semiconductor layer; and a second metal layer deposited on the second side of the semiconductor layer.