IP Library Granted Patent US 8,159,037
Granted Patent B2
US 8,159,037 · App. 12/230,487 · Granted Apr 17, 2012

Stack structure comprising epitaxial graphene, method of forming the stack structure, and electronic device comprising the stack structure

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,159,037
App. No.
12/230,487
Granted
Apr 17, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a stack structure including an epitaxial graphene, a method of forming the stack structure, and an electronic device including the stack structure. The stack structure includes: a Si substrate; an under layer formed on the Si substrate; and at least one epitaxial graphene layer formed on the under layer.

Claims (38)

1. A stack structure comprising:

a Si(110) substrate;

a hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) (0001) under layer formed on the Si(110) substrate; and

at least one epitaxial graphene layer formed on the under layer.

2. The stack structure of claim 1 , further comprising a Ni(111) layer between the Si substrate and the under layer.

3. The stack structure of claim 2 , further comprising a Cu(111) layer between the Si substrate and the Ni(111) layer.

4. The stack structure of claim 1 , wherein the Si(110) substrate includes a doping region doped with conductive impurities.

5. An electronic device comprising the stack structure of claim 1 .

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one epitaxial graphene layer is used as a wiring, an electrode, an inductor, or a sensor layer.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the electronic device includes the at least one epitaxial graphene layer as a channel layer.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the transistor comprises:

a source and a drain each contacting different ends of the channel layer;

a gate insulating layer formed on the channel layer; and

a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating layer.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the transistor comprises a source and a drain each contacting different ends of the channel layer,

wherein the under layer is used as a gate insulating layer, and

the Si substrate under the gate insulating layer is used as a gate electrode.

10. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the transistor further comprises:

a source and a drain each contacting different ends of the channel layer; and

a conductive layer formed between the Si substrate and the under layer to be used as a gate electrode,

wherein the under layer is used as a gate insulating layer.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 ,

wherein the conductive layer comprises a Ni(111) layer.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the conductive layer further comprises a Cu(111) layer under the Ni(111) layer.

13. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the transistor further comprises:

a source and a drain each contacting different ends of the channel layer; and

a conductive layer between the Si substrate and the under layer,

wherein the under layer is used as a gate insulating layer, and

the conductive layer and the Si substrate under the conductive layer are used as gate electrodes.

14. The electronic device of claim 13 ,

wherein the conductive layer comprises a Ni(111) layer.

15. The electronic device of claim 14 , wherein the conductive layer further comprises a Cu(111) layer under the Ni(111) layer.

16. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the transistor further comprises a source and a drain each contacting different ends of the channel layer, and

the source and the drain are formed of the same material as the channel layer and on the under layer, and

the width of the channel layer is smaller than the widths of the source and the drain.

17. A method of forming a stack structure, the method comprising:

forming a hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) (0001) under layer on a Si(110) substrate; and

growing at least one epitaxial graphene layer on the under layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2008
From: WOO, YUN-SUNG; SEO, SUN-AE; KIM, DONG-CHUL; CHUNG, HYUN-JONG; JEON, DAE-YOUNG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021520/0549 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2008-0050467 · May 29, 2008 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090294759A1 · Dec 3, 2009