Patents by Inventor Scott Emmet Thompson

Scott Emmet Thompson 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).

  • STRAIN TUNABLE SILICON AND GERMANIUM NANOWIRE OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20120199812
    Abstract: Silicon, silicon-germanium alloy, and germanium nanowire optoelectronic devices and methods for fabricating the same are provided. According to one embodiment, a P-I-N device is provided that includes a parallel array of intrinsic silicon, silicon-germanium or germanium nanowires located between a p+ contact and an n+ contact. In certain embodiments, the intrinsic silicon and germanium nanowires can be fabricated with diameters of less than 4.9 nm and 19 nm, respectively. In a further embodiment, vertically stacked silicon, silicon-germanium and germanium nanowires can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mehmet Onur Baykan, Toshikazu Nishida, Scott Emmet Thompson