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(11) EP 1 436 841 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
14.07.2004 Bulletin 2004/29

(21) Application number: 02759070.2

(22) Date of filing: 20.05.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7H01L 29/06
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/016133
(87) International publication number:
WO 2003/005450 (16.01.2003 Gazette 2003/03)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 18.05.2001 US 291896 P
18.05.2001 US 292045 P
18.05.2001 US 292121 P
18.05.2001 US 292035 P
22.08.2001 US 935776
09.11.2001 US 348313 P
11.12.2001 US 20004
06.02.2002 US 354642 P

(71) Applicants:
  • PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
    Cambridge, MA 02138 (US)
  • University of Southampton
    Southampton,Hampshire SO17 1BJ (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • LIEBER, Charles, M.
    Lexington, MA 02173 (US)
  • DUAN, Xiangfeng
    Cambridge, MA 02138 (US)
  • CUI, Yi
    Union City, CA 94587 (US)
  • HUANG, Yu
    Somerville, MA 02143 (US)
  • GUDIKSEN, Mark S.
    Watertown, MA 02472 (US)
  • LAUHON, Lincoln J.
    Chicago, IL 60660 (US)
  • WANG, Jiangfang
    Goleta, CA 93117 (US)
  • PARK, Hongkun
    Lexington, MA 02420 (US)
  • WEI, Quingqiau
    Corvallis, OR 97330 (US)
  • LIANG, Wenjie
    Somerville, MA 02144 (US)
  • SMITH, David C.,Uni. of Southampton
    Highfield,Southampton SO17 1BJ (GB)
  • WANG, Deli
    Cambridge, MA 02138 (US)
  • ZHONG, Zhaohui
    Cambridge, MA 02138 (US)

(74) Representative: Piotrowicz, Pawel Jan Andrzej et al
Venner, Shipley & Co.,20 Little Britain
London EC1A 7DH
London EC1A 7DH (GB)

   


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