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US 6,806,228 B2Granted
Low temperature synthesis of semiconductor fibers
AssigneeUniversity of Louisville
InventorsShashank Sharma, Mahendra Kumar Sunkara
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Abstract
A method of synthesizing semiconductor fibers by placement of gallium or indium metal on a desired substrate, placing the combination in a low pressure chamber at a vacuum from 100 mTorr to one atmosphere pressure in an atmosphere containing desired gaseous reactants, raising the temperature of the metal to a few degrees above its melting point by microwave excitation, whereby the reactants form fibers of the desired length.
Claims2
A process of synthesizing semiconductor fibers, the steps comprising:
- forming a catalytic metal on a substrate, placing the combination in a pressure chamber, adding gaseous reactant, applying sufficient microwave energy to raise the temperature in the chamber to a point above the melting point of the metal and continuing the process until fibers of the desired length are formed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.