Regular dislocation networks in silicon as a tool for nanostructure devices used in optics, biology, and electronics

Well-controlled fabrication of dislocation networks in Si using direct wafer bonding opens broad possibilities for nanotechnology applications. Concepts of dislocation-network-based light emitters, manipulators of biomolecules, gettering and insulating layers, and three-dimensional buried conductive channels are presented and discussed. A prototype of a Si-based light emitter working at a wavelength of about 1.5 mu m with an efficiency potential estimated at 1% is demonstrated.