CPC H01L 21/02592 (2013.01) [H01L 21/02532 (2013.01); H01L 21/02667 (2013.01); H01L 21/762 (2013.01); H01L 27/1222 (2013.01); H01L 27/1285 (2013.01); H01L 29/78642 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. An electronic device, comprising:
crystalline pillars, each crystalline pillar comprising a portion of a first material and a portion of a second material over and in contact with the portion of the first material, wherein each of the first material and the second material comprise at least one element selected from the group consisting of silicon and germanium, and wherein the second material exhibits a composition different than a composition of the first material;
wherein:
each crystalline pillar is laterally isolated from each adjacent crystalline pillar;
the portion of the first material in each pillar is in single crystalline form; and
each crystalline pillar comprises a continuous crystalline structure that includes the portion of the first material and the portion of the second material.
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