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US 2012/0256160 A1Published application
Piezo-phototronic Effect Devices
AssigneeGeorgia Tech Research Corporation
InventorsZhong L. Wang, Qing Yang
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Abstract
A semiconducting device includes a piezoelectric structure that has a first end and an opposite second end. A first conductor is in electrical communication with the first end and a second conductor is in electrical communication with the second end so as to form an interface therebetween. A force applying structure is configured to maintain an amount of strain in the piezoelectric member sufficient to generate a desired electrical characteristic in the semiconducting device.
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A semiconducting device, comprising:
- (a) a piezoelectric structure, having a first end and an opposite second end;
- (b) a first conductor in electrical communication with the first end;
- (c) a second conductor in electrical communication with the second end so as to form an interface therebetween;
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- (d) a force applying structure configured to maintain an amount of strain in the piezoelectric member sufficient to generate a desired electrical characteristic in the semiconducting device.
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A method of making a semiconducting device, comprising:
- (a) placing a piezoelectric member, having a first end and an opposite second end, on a flexible substrate;
- (b) affixing a first conductor to the first end;
- (c) affixing a second conductor to the second end so as to form an interface therebetween, the second conductor including a material that forms with the piezoelectric member at the interface a selected one of a p-n junction or a Schottky contact;
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- (d) applying a predetermined amount of strain to the piezoelectric member so as to generate a desired electrical characteristic in the semiconducting device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.