Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and process for producing a nanowire-material composite. A substrate having nanowires attached to a portion of at least one surface is provided. A material is deposited over the portion to form the nanowire-material composite. The process further optionally includes separating the nanowire-material composite from the substrate to form a freestanding nanowire-material composite. The freestanding nanowire material composite is optionally further processed into an electronic substrate. A variety of electronic substrates can be produced using the methods described herein. For example, a multi-color light-emitting diode can be produced from multiple, stacked layers of nanowire-material composites, each composite layer emitting light at a different wavelength.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 4, 2004
Date of Patent:
August 15, 2006
Assignee:
Nanosys, Inc.
Inventors:
Mihai Buretea, Jian Chen, Calvin Chow, Chunming Niu, Yaoling Pan, J. Wallace Parce, Linda T. Romano, David Stumbo