US4161418A
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Ionized-cluster-beam deposition process for fabricating p-n junction semiconductor layers
Assignee: Futaba Corp
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Filing: 1978-05-23
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Granted: 1979-07-17
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Expires: 1998-05-23
Abstract
Abstract A p-n junction type solid-state element having at least a pair of p-n junction type semiconductor layers formed of a p-type semiconductor and an n-type semiconductor joined with each other and a method of producing the same, in which the p-type semiconductor and n-type semiconductor are formed and joined by forming at least one of the semiconductors using what is called the ionized-cluster-beam deposition process which evaporates a material to be deposited to form a vapor, injects the vapor into a vacuum region to form clusters of atoms, ionizes the clusters and electrically accelerates ionized clusters onto a substrate thereby forming a layer thereon.
Inventors
- 👤 Kiyoshi Morimoto
- 👤 Yukihiko Utamura
- 👤 Toshinori Takagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:28
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F71/00; H10F71/121; C; C30; C30B; C30B23/00; C30B23/02; C30B23/08; H10D; H10D62/00; H10D62/40; H10F77/00; H10F77/20; H10F77/206; H10F77/211; H10P; H10P14/00; H10P14/20; H10P14/22; H10P14/29; H10P14/2901; H10P14/2922; H10P14/32; H10P14/3202; H10P14/3204; H10P14/3211; H10P14/34; H10P14/3402; H10P14/3404; H10P14/3411; H10P14/3438; H10P14/3441; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y02E10/547; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of producing a p-n junction type solid-state element comprising the steps of: providing a substrate made of semiconductor material of a first conductivity type; evaporating semiconductor material of a second conductivity type to form a vapor; injecting the vapor into a vacuum region of 10 -2 Torr at most to form clusters of atoms; bombarding the clusters with electrons to ionize at least a part of the clusters, thereby forming ionized clusters; and accelerating the ionized clusters by an electric field to let the ionized clusters collide with the substrate, thereby coating the substrate with a layer of semiconductor material of the second conductivity type to form a p-n junction therewith.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of producing a p-n junction type solid-state element comprising the steps of: providing a substrate made of semiconductor material of a first conductivity type; evaporating semiconductor material of a second conductivity type to form a vapor; injecting the vapor into a vacuum region of 10 -2 Torr at most to form clusters of atoms; bombarding the clusters with electrons to ionize at least a part of the clusters, thereby forming ionized clusters; and accelerating the ionized clusters by an electric field to let the ionized clusters collide with the substrate, thereby coating the substrate with a layer of semiconductor material of the second conductivity type to form a p-n junction therewith.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of producing a p-n junction type solid-state element recited in claim 1 including the further steps of: forming a substrate terminal electrode on and in ohmic contact with the substrate; and forming an opposite terminal electrode on and in ohmic contact with the layer of semiconductor material of the second conductivity type.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
118 words
The method of producing a p-n junction type solid-state element recited in claim 2 wherein the step of forming a substrate terminal electrode includes the steps of: evaporating a metal to form a metal vapor; injecting the metal vapor into a vacuum region of 10 -2 Torr at most to form clusters of metal atoms; bombarding the clusters of metal atoms with electrons to ionize at least a part of the clusters of metal atoms, thereby forming ionized clusters of metal atoms, and accelerating the ionized clusters of metal atoms by an electric field to let the ionized clusters of metal atoms collide with the substrate, thereby coating the substrate with a metallic film in ohmic contact therewith.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
138 words
The method of producing a p-n junction type solid-state element recited in claim 2 wherein the step of forming an opposite terminal electrode includes the steps of: evaporating a metal to form a metal vapor; injecting the metal vapor into a vacuum region of 10 -2 Torr at most to form clusters of metal atoms; bombarding the clusters of metal atoms with electrons to ionize at least a part of the clusters of metal atoms, thereby forming ionized clusters of metal atoms, and accelerating the ionized clusters of metal atoms by an electric field to let the ionized clusters of metal ionized clusters of metal atoms collide with the layer of semiconductor material of the second conductivity type, thereby coating the layer of semiconductor material of the second conductivity type with a metallic film in ohmic contact therewith.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
191 words
A method of producing a p-n junction type solid-state element comprising the steps of: providing a substrate; coating the substrate with a first metallic film to form a substrate terminal electrode; evaporating semiconductor material of a first conductivity type to form a vapor; injecting the vapor into the vacuum region of 10 -2 Torr at most to form clusters of atoms; bombarding the clusters with electrons to ionize at least a part of the clusters thereby forming ionized clusters; accelerating the ionized clusters by an electric field to let them collide with the substrate terminal electrode, thereby coating the substrate terminal electrode with a layer of semiconductor material of the first conductivity type in ohmic contact therewith; repeating the steps of evaporating, injecting, bombarding, and accelerating with a semiconductor material of a second conductivity type, thereby coating the layer of semiconductor material of the first conductivity type with a layer of semiconductor material of the second conductivity type to form a p-n junction therewith; and coating the layer of semiconductor material of the second conductivity type with a second metallic film in ohmic contact therewith to form an opposite terminal electrode.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
191 words
A method of producing a p-n junction type solid-state element comprising the steps of: providing a substrate; coating the substrate with a first metallic film to form a substrate terminal electrode; evaporating semiconductor material of a first conductivity type to form a vapor; injecting the vapor into the vacuum region of 10 -2 Torr at most to form clusters of atoms; bombarding the clusters with electrons to ionize at least a part of the clusters thereby forming ionized clusters; accelerating the ionized clusters by an electric field to let them collide with the substrate terminal electrode, thereby coating the substrate terminal electrode with a layer of semiconductor material of the first conductivity type in ohmic contact therewith; repeating the steps of evaporating, injecting, bombarding, and accelerating with a semiconductor material of a second conductivity type, thereby coating the layer of semiconductor material of the first conductivity type with a layer of semiconductor material of the second conductivity type to form a p-n junction therewith; and coating the layer of semiconductor material of the second conductivity type with a second metallic film in ohmic contact therewith to form an opposite terminal electrode.
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