Abstract:
Multiple degenerately-doped silicon layers are implemented within resonant structures to control multiple orders of temperature coefficients of frequency.
Abstract:
A semiconductor resonator has a substrate with a thickness extending between a first end and a second end and a pn-junction along the thickness of the substrate forming a free charge carrier depletion region. In another embodiment, a semiconductor resonator has a substrate with a crystal lattice doped at degenerate levels such that the flow of free charge carriers can be minimized. A method of compensating a temperature coefficient of a semiconductor resonator by creating a pn-junction based free charge carrier depletion region within a thickness of a substrate of the resonator is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A MEMS apparatus has a substrate, an input node, an output node, and a MEMS switch between the input node and the output node. The switch selectively connects the input node and the output node, which are electrically isolated when the switch is open. The apparatus also has an input doped region in the substrate and an output doped region in the substrate. The input doped region and output doped region are electrically isolated through the substrate—i.e., the resistance between them inhibits non-negligible current flows between the two doped regions. The input doped region forms an input capacitance with the input node, while the output doped region forms an output capacitance with the output node.
Abstract:
A semiconductor resonator has a substrate with a thickness extending between a first end and a second end and a pn-junction along the thickness of the substrate forming a free charge carrier depletion region. In another embodiment, a semiconductor resonator has a substrate with a crystal lattice doped at degenerate levels such that the flow of free charge carriers can be minimized. A method of compensating a temperature coefficient of a semiconductor resonator by creating a pn-junction based free charge carrier depletion region within a thickness of a substrate of the resonator is also disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods of chemically encoding high-resolution shapes in silicon nanowires during metal nanoparticle catalyzed vapor-liquid-solid growth or vapor-solid-solid growth are provided. In situ phosphorus or boron doping of the silicon nanowires can be controlled during the growth of the silicon nanowires such that high-resolution shapes can be etched along a growth axis on the silicon nanowires. Nanowires with an encoded morphology can have high-resolution shapes with a size resolution of about 1,000 nm to about 10 nm and comprise geometrical shapes, conical profiles, nanogaps and gratings.
Abstract:
A nanostructure (10, 10', 10', 10'') includes a highly conductive microcrystalline layer (18), a bipolar nanowire (16) and another layer (18, 30). The highly conductive microcrystalline layer (18) includes a microcrystalline material and a metal. The bipolar nanowire (16) has one end attached to the highly conductive microcrystalline layer (18) and another end attached to the other layer (18, 30).
Abstract:
A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) resonator includes a substrate having a substantially planar surface and a resonant member having sidewalls disposed in a nominally perpendicular orientation with respect to the planar surface. Impurity dopant is introduced via the sidewalls of the resonant member such that a non-uniform dopant concentration profile is established along axis extending between the sidewalls parallel to the substrate surface and exhibits a relative minimum concentration in a middle region of the axis.
Abstract:
Multiple degenerately-doped silicon layers are implemented within resonant structures to control multiple orders of temperature coefficients of frequency.
Abstract:
Multiple degenerately-doped silicon layers are implemented within resonant structures to control multiple orders of temperature coefficients of frequency.
Abstract:
A MEMS apparatus has a substrate, an input node, an output node, and a MEMS switch between the input node and the output node. The switch selectively connects the input node and the output node, which are electrically isolated when the switch is open. The apparatus also has an input doped region in the substrate and an output doped region in the substrate. The input doped region and output doped region are electrically isolated through the substrate—i.e., the resistance between them inhibits non-negligible current flows between the two doped regions. The input doped region forms an input capacitance with the input node, while the output doped region forms an output capacitance with the output node.