Title:
LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT, OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/046603
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is a light receiving element or the like, wherein deterioration of sensitivity on the short wavelength side can be eliminated in a type (2) multiple-quantum well (MQW), while generally improving the sensitivity.
The light receiving element is characterized in that the light receiving element is provided with a light receiving layer (3) of the type (2) MQW, which is formed on a substrate (1) composed of a III-V compound semiconductor, has a pixel (P), and is positioned on the substrate (1), the MQW includes 50 or more pairs of two different III-V compound semiconductor layers (3a, 3b), and that the layer (3a) having a higher potential of a valence band, out of the two different III-V compound semiconductor layers that form the pair, is formed thinner than the film thickness of the other layer (3b).
Inventors:
FUJII KEI (JP)
ISHIZUKA TAKASHI (JP)
AKITA KATSUSHI (JP)
IGUCHI YASUHIRO (JP)
INADA HIROSHI (JP)
NAGAI YOUICHI (JP)
ISHIZUKA TAKASHI (JP)
AKITA KATSUSHI (JP)
IGUCHI YASUHIRO (JP)
INADA HIROSHI (JP)
NAGAI YOUICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/072251
Publication Date:
April 12, 2012
Filing Date:
September 28, 2011
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Assignee:
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES (JP)
FUJII KEI (JP)
ISHIZUKA TAKASHI (JP)
AKITA KATSUSHI (JP)
IGUCHI YASUHIRO (JP)
INADA HIROSHI (JP)
NAGAI YOUICHI (JP)
FUJII KEI (JP)
ISHIZUKA TAKASHI (JP)
AKITA KATSUSHI (JP)
IGUCHI YASUHIRO (JP)
INADA HIROSHI (JP)
NAGAI YOUICHI (JP)
International Classes:
H01L31/10
Foreign References:
JPH06196745A | 1994-07-15 | |||
JP2009206499A | 2009-09-10 | |||
JPH01205477A | 1989-08-17 | |||
JP2005116567A | 2005-04-28 |
Other References:
SATORU FUJII ET AL.: "MOVPE Seicho shita InGaAs/GaAsSb Type II Ryoshi Ido o Mochiita 2.5pm-Tai Photodiode", DAI 70 KAI THE JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS GAKUJUTSU KOENKAI KOEN YOKOSHU, vol. 1, 2009, pages 301, XP008163897
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
NAKATA, Motomi et al. (JP)
Nakada Motoki (JP)
Nakada Motoki (JP)
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