SBIR/STTR Research Award
Quantum Dot/Silicon MixedIC Sensor Technology
Award amount
$69,919Program and phase
STTR · Phase IAward year
1998Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Missile Defense Agency
- Recipient company
- Nanolume, Inc.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
Chemically synthesized quantum dots with an emphasis on Gallium Nitride are used in conjunction with polymeric dielectrics to make thin film materials for coated layers on bulk semiconductor substrates such as Silicon wafers. The layers supply high performance radiation sensing crystalline semiconductor materials to the surface of standard Silicon ICs. Multiple bands may be sensed by mixing and matching quantum dot materials. Novel Opto-Capacitive devices are made by utilizing the change in refractive index of the quantum dots with absorption of radiation.
Technology keywords
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