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20130323872 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING NANOCRYSTALLINE CORE AND NANOCRYSTALLINE SHELL - A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure involves forming an anisotropic nanocrystalline core from a first semiconductor material, the anisotropic nanocrystalline core having an aspect ratio between, but not including, 1.0 and 2.0, and forming a nanocrystalline shell from a second, different, semiconductor material to at least partially surround the anisotropic nanocrystalline core. | 12-05-2013 |
20140264257 | GROUP I-III-VI MATERIAL NANO-CRYSTALLINE CORE AND GROUP I-III-VI MATERIAL NANO-CRYSTALLINE SHELL PAIRING - Nano-crystalline core and nano-crystalline shell pairings having group I-III-VI material nano-crystalline cores, and methods of fabricating nano-crystalline core and nano-crystalline shell pairings having group I-III-VI material nano-crystalline cores, are described. In an example, a semiconductor structure includes a nano-crystalline core composed of a group I-III-VI semiconductor material. A nano-crystalline shell composed of a second, different, group I-III-VI semiconductor material at least partially surrounds the nano-crystalline core. | 09-18-2014 |
20150221838 | COMPOSITE HAVING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES EMBEDDED IN A MATRIX - Composites having semiconductor structures embedded in a matrix are described. In an example, a composite includes a matrix material. A plurality of semiconductor structures is embedded in the matrix material. Each semiconductor structure includes an anisotropic nanocrystalline core composed of a first semiconductor material. Each semiconductor structure also includes a nanocrystalline shell composed of a second, different, semiconductor material at least partially surrounding the anisotropic nanocrystalline core. An insulator layer encapsulates each nanocrystalline shell and anisotropic nanocrystalline core pairing. | 08-06-2015 |
20150240153 | NANO-CRYSTALLINE CORE AND NANO-CRYSTALLINE SHELL PAIRING HAVING GROUP I-III-VI MATERIAL NANO-CRYSTALLINE CORE - Nano-crystalline core and nano-crystalline shell pairings having group I-III-VI material nano-crystalline cores, and methods of fabricating nano-crystalline core and nano-crystalline shell pairings having group I-III-VI material nano-crystalline cores, are described. In an example, a semiconductor structure includes a nano-crystalline core composed of a group I-III-VI semiconductor material. A nano-crystalline shell composed of a second, different, semiconductor material at least partially surrounds the nano-crystalline core. In one specific example, the nano-crystalline core/nano-crystalline shell pairing has a photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY) of greater than 60%. In another specific example, the nano-crystalline core/nano-crystalline shell pairing is a Type I hetero-structure. | 08-27-2015 |