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Semiconductor wafer, photoelectric conversion device, method of producing semiconductor wafer, and method of producing photoelectric conversion device

US8835980B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 2, 2011
Grant dateSep 16, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02P70/50

Abstract

Provided is a semiconductor wafer including: a base wafer containing silicon; an inhibitor that has been formed on the base wafer, has an aperture in which a surface of the base wafer is exposed, and inhibits crystal growth; and a light-absorptive structure that has been formed inside the aperture in contact with a surface of the base wafer exposed inside the aperture, where the light-absorptive structure includes a first semiconductor and a second semiconductor.

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