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Title:
SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATHODE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/041349
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
UV beams shone from a surface layer (5) side pass through the surface layer (5) and reach a light absorption layer (4). Beams reached the light absorption layer (4) are absorbed in the layer (4) to generate photoelectrons in the layer (4). Photoelectrons diffuse in the layer (4) to reach an interface between the light absorption layer (4) and the surface layer (5). Since an energy band is bent in the vicinity of the interface between the layers (4), (5), energy provided by photoelectrons grows over electron affinity on the layer (5) to easily emit photoelectrons to the outside. Since the layer (4) is formed of an Al¿0.3?Ga¿0.7?N layer having a Mg content concentration of at least 2x10?19¿ cm?-3¿ and up to 1x10?20¿ cm?-3¿, a solar-blind type semiconductor photocathode (1) having a high quantum efficiency is obtained.

Inventors:
KAN HIROFUMI (JP)
NIIGAKI MINORU (JP)
OHTA MASASHI (JP)
TAKAGI YASUFUMI (JP)
UCHIYAMA SHOICHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2001/009989
Publication Date:
May 23, 2002
Filing Date:
November 15, 2001
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Assignee:
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS KK (JP)
KAN HIROFUMI (JP)
NIIGAKI MINORU (JP)
OHTA MASASHI (JP)
TAKAGI YASUFUMI (JP)
UCHIYAMA SHOICHI (JP)
International Classes:
H01J1/34; H01J29/38; H01J31/50; H01J40/06; H01J43/08; (IPC1-7): H01J1/34; H01J40/06
Domestic Patent References:
WO1997003453A21997-01-30
Foreign References:
JP2000030604A2000-01-28
JPH0896705A1996-04-12
JPH08153462A1996-06-11
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hasegawa, Yoshiki (Okura-honkan 6-12 Ginza 2-chome Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JP)
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