Photosensitive semiconductor element having an outer layer divided into mutually spaced regions
US6246099A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10F30/24
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The photosensitive semiconductor element according to the invention comprises a substrate 1, an intermediate layer 2 and an outer layer 5, wherein the intermediate layer 2 is at least partially embedded within the substrate 1 and the outer layer 5 is at least partially embedded within the intermediate layer 2 and the intermediate layer 2 and the outer layer 5 form a photosensitive region 22 for the generation of a light-dependent signal R such as for example a photocurrent. In this arrangement the outer layer 5 is divided into mutually spaced regions 11 which are separated by intermediate regions 13 of the intermediate layer 2. The spaced regions 11 of the outer layer then serve for example as the anode 30 of the photosensitive semiconductor element which can be connected to a suitable electronic evaluation arrangement. The spaced regions 11 prevent the formation of an inactive layer 12 which, by virtue of recombination phenomena in respect of charge carriers, results in a reduction in the photocurrent produced by the incident light.
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