Physics and Chemistry of Small Scale Structures for Modern Devices

Abstract

Under the support of this contract a number of major contributions were made to the development of nanostructures for microelectronics. Fundamental studies of growth have led to a better understanding of the role of strain in epitaxial layers grown on semiconductor substrates. The possibilities for growing superconductors on semiconductors and vice-versa have taken a major step forward with the successful growth of vanadium III silicon on silicon. The basic theory of tunnel devices including the role of phonons and self-consistency have been explored. New device structures based on the combination of III-V and II-VI semiconductors have also been examined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA236743

Entities

People

  • T. C. Mcgill

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Chemistry
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Crystals
  • Energy Bands
  • Epitaxial Growth
  • Fermi Levels
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Physics
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics