Patents by Inventor Berangere Hyot

Berangere Hyot has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11162188
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a layer of interest (3) in a III-N crystalline compound by epitaxy from a layer of graphene (2), characterized in that it comprises, prior to a phase of nucleation of the layer of interest (3), a step of thermal treatment of the layer of graphene (2) in which it is subjected to a first temperature (Ttt) no lower than 1050° C. and to a stream of ammonia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Timotee Journot, Berangere Hyot, Armelle Even, Amelie Dussaigne, Bruno-Jules Daudin
  • Publication number: 20210115589
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a layer of interest (3) in a III-N crystalline compound by epitaxy from a layer of graphene (2), characterized in that it comprises, prior to a phase of nucleation of the layer of interest (3), a step of thermal treatment of the layer of graphene (2) in which it is subjected to a first temperature (Ttt) no lower than 1050° C. and to a stream of ammonia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Timotee JOURNOT, Berangere HYOT, Armelle EVEN, Amelie DUSSAIGNE, Bruno-Jules DAUDIN
  • Patent number: 10886427
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device including a support having a rear surface and a front surface opposite each other, a plurality of nucleation conductive strips forming first polarization electrodes, an intermediate insulating layer covering the nucleation conductive strips, a plurality of diodes, each of which having a first, three-dimensional doped region and a second doped region, and a plurality of top conductive strips forming second polarization electrodes and resting on the intermediate insulating layer, each top conductive strip being disposed in such a way as to be in contact with the second doped regions of a set of diodes of which the first doped regions are in contact with different nucleation conductive strips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignees: ALEDIA, COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Florian Dupont, Benoit Amstatt, Vincent Beix, Thomas Lacave, Philippe Gilet, Ewen Henaff, Berangere Hyot, Hubert Bono
  • Patent number: 10801129
    Abstract: A nucleation structure for the epitaxial growth of three-dimensional semiconductor elements, including a substrate including a monocrystalline material forming a growth surface, a plurality of intermediate portions made of an intermediate crystalline material epitaxied from the growth surface and defining an upper intermediate surface, and a plurality of nucleation portions, made of a material including a transition metal forming a nucleation crystalline material, each epitaxied from the upper intermediate surface, and defining a nucleation surface suitable for the epitaxial growth of a three-dimensional semiconductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, ALEDIA
    Inventors: Benoit Amstatt, Florian Dupont, Ewen Henaff, Berangere Hyot
  • Patent number: 10781534
    Abstract: The method for growing an elongate element (5), notably a wire of nanowire or microwire type, includes forming a nucleation surface (3) having at least one germination site adopting the form of a germination hollow (7) and delimited at least partly by a mask (2), the at least one germination hollow (7) being situated at a distance from the mask (2), performing nucleation of a seed (4) intended to participate in the growth of the elongate element (5) on the at least one germination hollow (7), and growing the elongate element (5) from the seed (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Bérangère Hyot
  • Patent number: 10636653
    Abstract: The process for growing at least one semiconductor nanowire (3), said growth process comprising a step of forming, on a substrate (1), a nucleation layer (2) for the growth of the nanowire (3) and a step of growth of the nanowire (3). The step of formation of the nucleation layer (2) comprises the following steps: deposition onto the substrate (1) of a layer of a transition metal (4) chosen from Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta; nitridation of at least a part (2) of the transition metal layer so as to form a transition metal nitride layer having a surface intended for growing the nanowire (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, ALEDIA
    Inventors: Bérangère Hyot, Benoit Amstatt, Marie-Françoise Armand, Florian Dupont
  • Patent number: 10340138
    Abstract: The electronic device comprises a substrate (1), at least one semiconductor wire element (2) formed by a nitride of a group III material and an electroconductive layer (3) interposed between the substrate (1) and said at least one semiconductor wire element (2). Said at least one semiconductor wire element (2) extends from said electroconductive layer (3), and the electroconductive layer (3) comprises a carbide of zirconium or a carbide of hafnium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, ALEDIA
    Inventors: Florian Dupont, Benoit Amstatt, Bérangère Hyot
  • Publication number: 20190172970
    Abstract: An optoelectronic device including a support having a rear surface and a front surface opposite each other, a plurality of nucleation conductive strips forming first polarization electrodes, an intermediate insulating layer covering the nucleation conductive strips, a plurality of diodes, each of which having a first, three-dimensional doped region and a second doped region, and a plurality of top conductive strips forming second polarization electrodes and resting on the intermediate insulating layer, each top conductive strip being disposed in such a way as to be in contact with the second doped regions of a set of diodes of which the first doped regions are in contact with different nucleation conductive strips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicants: ALEDIA, COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Florian DUPONT, Benoit AMSTATT, Vincent BEIX, Thomas LACAVE, Philippe GILET, Ewen HENAFF, Berangere HYOT, Hubert BONO
  • Publication number: 20190153619
    Abstract: A nucleation structure for the epitaxial growth of three-dimensional semiconductor elements, including a substrate including a monocrystalline material forming a growth surface, a plurality of intermediate portions made of an intermediate crystalline material epitaxied from the growth surface and defining an upper intermediate surface, and a plurality of nucleation portions, made of a material including a transition metal forming a nucleation crystalline material, each epitaxied from the upper intermediate surface, and defining a nucleation surface suitable for the epitaxial growth of a three-dimensional semiconductor element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, ALEDIA
    Inventors: Benoit AMSTATT, Florian DUPONT, Ewen HENAFF, Berangere HYOT
  • Patent number: 10062808
    Abstract: The invention concerns an optoelectronic device (40) comprising: a substrate (14); a first layer (42) covering the substrate, the first layer having a thickness greater than or equal to 15 nm and comprising a first material having an extinction coefficient greater than or equal to 3 for any wavelength between 380 and 650 nm; a second layer (18) covering and in contact with the first layer, the second layer having a thickness less than or equal to 20 nm and comprising a second material having a refraction index of between 1 and 3 and an extinction coefficient less than or equal to 1.5 or any wavelength between 380 and 650 nm; and conical or frustoconical wire semiconductor elements (24) each having a light-emitting diode stack (DEL), being in contact with the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignees: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, Aledia
    Inventors: Bérangère Hyot, Philippe Gilet
  • Patent number: 9991342
    Abstract: The electronic device comprises a substrate (1), at least one semiconductor nanowire (2) and a buffer layer (3) interposed between the substrate (1) and said nanowire (2). The buffer layer (3) is at least partly formed by a transition metal nitride layer (9) from which extends the nanowire (2), said transition metal nitride being chosen from: vanadium nitride, chromium nitride, zirconium nitride, niobium nitride, molybdenum nitride, hafnium nitride or tantalum nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, ALEDIA
    Inventors: Bérangère Hyot, Benoit Amstatt, Marie-Françoise Armand, Florian Dupont
  • Publication number: 20170345652
    Abstract: The electronic device comprises a substrate (1), at least one semiconductor wire element (2) formed by a nitride of a group III material and an electroconductive layer (3) interposed between the substrate (1) and said at least one semiconductor wire element (2). Said at least one semiconductor wire element (2) extends from said electroconductive layer (3), and the electroconductive layer (3) comprises a carbide of zirconium or a carbide of hafnium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, ALEDIA
    Inventors: Florian Dupont, Benoit Amstatt, Bérangère Hyot
  • Patent number: 9793431
    Abstract: The optoelectronic device (1) comprises a substrate (2), a light-emitting member (3) comprising an elongate element (4) extending in a direction forming an angle with the substrate (2). An intermediate element (5) is interposed between the substrate (2) and a longitudinal end of the elongate element (4) closest to the substrate (2). Furthermore, the substrate (2) is transparent to said light and the intermediate element (5), transparent to said light, comprises at least one nitride of a transition metal, and has a thickness less than or equal to 9 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignees: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, ALEDIA
    Inventors: Bérangère Hyot, Florian Dupont
  • Patent number: 9698011
    Abstract: The process for growing at least one semiconductor nanowire (3), said growth process comprising a step of forming, on a substrate (1), a nucleation layer (2) for the growth of the nanowire (3) and a step of growth of the nanowire (3). The step of formation of the nucleation layer (2) comprises the following steps: deposition onto the substrate (1) of a layer of a transition metal (4) chosen from Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Nb, Mo, Hf, Ta; nitridation of at least a part (2) of the transition metal layer so as to form a transition metal nitride layer having a surface intended for growing the nanowire (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Berangere Hyot, Benoit Amstatt, Marie-Francoise Armand
  • Patent number: 9679966
    Abstract: The electronic device comprises a substrate (1), at least one semiconductor nanowire (2) and a buffer layer (3) interposed between the substrate (1) and said nanowire (2). The buffer layer (3) is at least partly formed by a transition metal nitride layer (9) from which extends the nanowire (2), said transition metal nitride being chosen from: vanadium nitride, chromium nitride, zirconium nitride, niobium nitride, molybdenum nitride, hafnium nitride or tantalum nitride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Berangere Hyot, Benoit Amstatt, Marie-Francoise Armand
  • Publication number: 20170101723
    Abstract: The method for growing an elongate element (5), notably a wire of nanowire or microwire type, includes forming a nucleation surface (3) having at least one germination site adopting the form of a germination hollow (7) and delimited at least partly by a mask (2), the at least one germination hollow (7) being situated at a distance from the mask (2), performing nucleation of a seed (4) intended to participate in the growth of the elongate element (5) on the at least one germination hollow (7), and growing the elongate element (5) from the seed (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventor: Bérangère Hyot
  • Publication number: 20170047477
    Abstract: The optoelectronic device (1) comprises a substrate (2), a light-emitting member (3) comprising an elongate element (4) extending in a direction forming an angle with the substrate (2). An intermediate element (5) is interposed between the substrate (2) and a longitudinal end of the elongate element (4) closest to the substrate (2). Furthermore, the substrate (2) is transparent to said light and the intermediate element (5), transparent to said light, comprises at least one nitride of a transition metal, and has a thickness less than or equal to 9 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicants: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES, ALEDIA
    Inventors: Bérangère Hyot, Florian Dupont
  • Patent number: 9537044
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an optoelectric device comprising a semiconductor substrate, pads on a surface of the substrate; semiconductor elements, each element being in contact with a pad; and a dielectric region extending in the substrate from the surface and connecting, for each pair of pads, one of the pads in the pair to the other pad in the pair, the method successively comprising the forming of the pads and the forming of the region, wherein the region is formed by nitriding of the substrate, the method comprising the successive steps of: depositing a layer on the substrate; forming portions on the layer; etching the parts of the layer which are not covered with the portions to form the pads; removing the portions; and nitriding the pads and the parts of the substrate which are not covered with the pads, wherein the nitriding step successively comprises: a first step of nitriding of the pads at a first temperature; and a second step of nitriding of the parts of the substrate which are not covered with
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignees: ALEDIA, Commissariat A L'Energie Atomique Et Aux Energies
    Inventors: Philippe Gilet, Xavier Hugon, David Vaufrey, Hubert Bono, Bérangère Hyot
  • Publication number: 20160284938
    Abstract: The invention concerns an optoelectronic device (40) comprising: a substrate (14); a first layer (42) covering the substrate, the first layer having a thickness greater than or equal to 15 nm and comprising a first material having an extinction coefficient greater than or equal to 3 for any wavelength between 380 and 650 nm; a second layer (18) covering and in contact with the first layer, the second layer having a thickness less than or equal to 20 nm and comprising a second material having a refraction index of between 1 and 3 and an extinction coefficient less than or equal to 1.5 or any wavelength between 380 and 650 nm; and conical or frustoconical wire semiconductor elements (24) each having a light-emitting diode stack (DEL), being in contact with the second layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicants: Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, Aledia
    Inventors: Bérangère HYOT, Philippe GILET
  • Patent number: 9377364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use, as a thin sensitive-material film for bolometric detection, of at least one material based on an alloy comprising at least one chalcogenide, said chalcogen element being chosen from sulfur, selenium, telluride and their mixtures, characterized in that said material furthermore contains a sufficient amount of carbon and/or boron to confer upon the material a temperature coefficient of resistivity value at 300° C. at least equal to 40% of the native value of the temperature coefficient of resistivity of said material at room temperature. The invention also relates to a bolometric device and its production process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
    Inventors: Denis Pelenc, Marie-Francoise Armand, Berangere Hyot, Pierre Imperinetti, Claire Vialle