Patent ID: 6424004
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: B82Y,G11C,H01L,Y10S

Abstract:
A semiconductor device having at least one quantum dot, comprising:a silicon oxide insulating layer positioned on a substrate; and a quantum dot positioned on the silicon oxide insulated layer, where the quantum dot is fabricated from a conductive layer positioned on the insulating layer that is agglomerated through an annealing process, said quantum dot is fabricated from at least one of an alloy (Si1âˆ’xmetalx) of Si and a material selected from Si, Ge, Si1âˆ’x, Ge, Al, Au, Cu, Pt, Cr, Ru and Ta, an alloy (Gexâˆ’1-metalx] of Ge and said material selected from Si, Ge, Si1âˆ’x, Ge, Al, Au, Cu, Pt, Cr, Ru and Ta, and an alloy (metal1âˆ’x-metalx) of said material, said alloy (Si1âˆ’xmetalx) of Si, and said alloy (Gexâˆ’1-metalx] of Ge, where 0