Patent ID: 8900915

Claim:
A method of forming an epitaxial structure comprising: a) cleaning or etching a surface of a substrate, the surface having an exposed crystalline, polycrystalline or microcrystalline material after the cleaning or etching; b) depositing a liquid-phase ink on the crystalline, polycrystalline or microcrystalline material by printing or coating, the liquid-phase ink comprising a (poly)silane, a (poly)germane, and/or a (poly)germasilane; and c) heating the (poly)silane, (poly)germane, and/or (poly)germasilane at a temperature and for a length of time sufficient for a film or feature formed from the (poly)silane, (poly)germane, and/or (poly)germasilane to adopt a crystalline structure of the exposed material.