Light-receiving element, method of manufacturing light-receiving element, imaging device, and electronic apparatus
AssigneeSony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
InventorsSHINICHI YOSHIDA, SHUNSUKE MARUYAMA, RYOSUKE MATSUMOTO, SHUJI MANDA, TOMOMASA WATANABE
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Abstract
This light-receiving element includes: a substrate; a photoelectric conversion layer that is provided on the substrate and includes a first compound semiconductor, and absorbs a wavelength in an infrared region to generate electric charges; a semiconductor layer that is provided on the photoelectric conversion layer and includes a second compound semiconductor, and has an opening in a selective region; and an electrode that buries the opening of the semiconductor layer and is electrically coupled to the photoelectric conversion layer.
Claims1
A light-receiving element comprising:
- a substrate;
- a photoelectric conversion layer that is provided on the substrate and includes a first compound semiconductor, and absorbs a wavelength in an infrared region to generate electric charges;
- a semiconductor layer that is provided on the photoelectric conversion layer and includes a second compound semiconductor, and has an opening in a selective region;
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- an electrode that buries the opening of the semiconductor layer and is electrically coupled to the photoelectric conversion layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.