SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROSTRUCTURES WITH CRYSTALLINE SILICON CARBIDE ALLOYED WITH GERMANIUM

摘要

A semiconductor heterostructure (a) is formed by mixing the elemental semiconductor germanium (Ge) with the compound semiconductor silicon carbide (SiC) to form an alloy of silicon carbide: germanium (SiC:Ge). The alloy (SiCGe) could be used alone or in multilayered structures with other semiconductors to improve the performance of electronic and optical devices and circuits.