Hybrid template area selective epitaxy (HTASE)

    公开(公告)号:US11011375B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-18

    申请号:US16684581

    申请日:2019-11-14

    发明人: Aakash Pushp

    摘要: A hybrid template assisted selective epitaxy (HTASE) process is described comprising the steps of: depositing a template oxide layer on top of a silicon fin; opening a via in a selected portion of the template oxide to expose a portion of the encapsulated silicon fin and subsequently growing a nitride superconductor layer on top of the exposed silicon fin thereby forming a hybrid encapsulation of the silicon fin; performing a back-etch of the silicon fin to remove a portion (e.g., 5 nm-20 um) of the silicon fin; growing a layer formed from a group III/group V compound within an area where the silicon fin was removed via the back-etch; and if needed, removing the template oxide layer.

    Lattice matched tunnel barriers for perpendicularly magnetized Heusler alloys

    公开(公告)号:US10770649B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-08

    申请号:US16281642

    申请日:2019-02-21

    发明人: Aakash Pushp

    摘要: A device comprising a first magnetic layer (e.g., Co2MnSi Heusler alloy or a tetragonally distorted perpendicularly magnetized (PMA) Heusler alloy such as Mn3Ga, Mn3Ge, etc.) and a second magnetic layer (e.g., Co2MnSi Heusler alloy or a tetragonally distorted perpendicularly magnetized (PMA) Heusler alloy such as Mn3Ga, Mn3Ge, etc.), and a metal halide tunnel barrier in between the first and second magnetic layers, wherein the metal halide tunnel barrier (e.g., NaF, NaCl, NaBr, LiF, LiCl, and LiBr or their combination) is lattice matched within a predetermined limit (e.g. 5%) of both the first and second magnetic layers.

    DEVICE COMPRISING POLYMORPHIC RESISTIVE CELLS

    公开(公告)号:US20200035296A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-30

    申请号:US16043254

    申请日:2018-07-24

    IPC分类号: G11C13/00 H01L45/00 G06N3/04

    摘要: A device comprising a control unit and a plurality of resistive cells. The plurality of resistive cells each comprises a first terminal, a second terminal and a polymorphic layer comprising a polymorphic material. The polymorphic layer is configured to form a tunnel barrier. The polymorphic layer is arranged between the first terminal and the second terminal. The first terminal, the second terminal and the polymorphic layer form a tunnel junction.

    Obtaining a clean nitride surface by annealing

    公开(公告)号:US11688601B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-27

    申请号:US17106287

    申请日:2020-11-30

    发明人: Aakash Pushp

    IPC分类号: H01L21/02 H01L21/324

    摘要: A method of forming a composite crystalline nitride structure is provided. The method includes depositing a first crystalline nitride layer on a substrate, patterning the first crystalline nitride layer to form a patterned crystalline nitride layer having a top surface and that includes undulations, annealing the patterned crystalline nitride layer at a temperature between 300° C. to 850° C. to form an annealed patterned crystalline nitride layer, and depositing a second crystalline nitride layer on the annealed patterned crystalline nitride layer. The second crystalline nitride layer is lattice-matched to the underlying annealed patterned crystalline nitride layer to within 2%, thereby forming the composite crystalline nitride structure.

    Magnetic domain wall-based non-volatile, linear and bi-directional synaptic weight element

    公开(公告)号:US11386320B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-12

    申请号:US16294598

    申请日:2019-03-06

    IPC分类号: H01L43/02 G06N3/063 H01L43/08

    摘要: A magnetic double tunnel junction (MDTJ) (which, preferably, has a large aspect ratio, wherein length L of the MDTJ>>width w of the MDTJ) has magnetic domain wall(s) or DW(s) in the free layer of the MDTJ, wherein controlled movement of the DW(s) across the free layer is effected in response to the polarity, magnitude, and duration of a voltage pulse across the MDTJ. The motion and relative position of DW(s) causes the conductance of the MDTJ (that is measured across the MDTJ) to change in a symmetric and linear fashion. By reversing the polarity of the bias voltage, the creation and/or direction of the DW(s) motion can be reversed, thereby allowing for a bi-directional response to the input pulse.