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(88) Date of publication A3: 29.12.2005 (43) Date of publication: 17.01.2007 Bulletin 2007/03 (21) Application number: 05739776.2 (22) Date of filing: 25.04.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H01L 29/06(2006.01) H01L 39/00(2006.01) H01L 29/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2005/014249 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/106927 (10.11.2005 Gazette 2005/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 26.04.2004 US 565700 P (71) Applicant: The Regents of the University of Colorado, A Body Corporate Boulder, CO 80309 (US)	(72) Inventors: ELIASSON, Blake, J. Boulder, CO 80304 (US) ESTES, Mickael, J. Longmont, Colorado 80503 (US) (74) Representative: Ebner von Eschenbach, Jennifer et al LADAS & PARRY LLP Dachauerstrasse 37 80335 München 80335 München (DE)