Patent ID: 10559683

Abstract:
Transistor devices having a buffer between an active channel and a substrate, which may include the active channel comprising a low band-gap material on a sub-structure, e.g. a buffer, between the active channel and the substrate. The sub-structure may comprise a high band-gap material having a desired conduction band offset, such that leakage may be arrested without significant impact on electronic mobility within the active channel. In an embodiment, the active channel and the sub-structure may be formed in a narrow trench, such that defects due to lattice mismatch between the active channel and the sub-structure are terminated in the sub-structure. In a further embodiment, the sub-structure may be removed to form either a void between the active channel and the substrate, or an insulative material may be disposed between the active channel and the substrate, such that the void or the insulative material form an insulative buffer.