DE3172767D1 - Photovoltaic detector sensitive in the near infrared range - Google Patents

Photovoltaic detector sensitive in the near infrared range

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DE3172767D1
DE3172767D1 DE8181401195T DE3172767T DE3172767D1 DE 3172767 D1 DE3172767 D1 DE 3172767D1 DE 8181401195 T DE8181401195 T DE 8181401195T DE 3172767 T DE3172767 T DE 3172767T DE 3172767 D1 DE3172767 D1 DE 3172767D1
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near infrared
infrared range
detector sensitive
photovoltaic detector
photovoltaic
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Guy Pichard
Michel Royer
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Societe Anonyme de Telecommunications SAT
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/02—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
    • H01L21/34—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies not provided for in groups H01L21/0405, H01L21/0445, H01L21/06, H01L21/16 and H01L21/18 with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
    • H01L21/38—Diffusion of impurity materials, e.g. doping materials, electrode materials, into or out of a semiconductor body, or between semiconductor regions
    • H01L21/383—Diffusion of impurity materials, e.g. doping materials, electrode materials, into or out of a semiconductor body, or between semiconductor regions using diffusion into or out of a solid from or into a gaseous phase
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L21/00—Processes or apparatus adapted for the manufacture or treatment of semiconductor or solid state devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/02—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L21/04—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer
    • H01L21/34—Manufacture or treatment of semiconductor devices or of parts thereof the devices having potential barriers, e.g. a PN junction, depletion layer or carrier concentration layer the devices having semiconductor bodies not provided for in groups H01L21/0405, H01L21/0445, H01L21/06, H01L21/16 and H01L21/18 with or without impurities, e.g. doping materials
    • H01L21/46—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/428
    • H01L21/461—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/428 to change their surface-physical characteristics or shape, e.g. etching, polishing, cutting
    • H01L21/469—Treatment of semiconductor bodies using processes or apparatus not provided for in groups H01L21/428 to change their surface-physical characteristics or shape, e.g. etching, polishing, cutting to form insulating layers thereon, e.g. for masking or by using photolithographic techniques; After-treatment of these layers
    • H01L21/471—Inorganic layers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/08—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors
    • H01L31/10—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof in which radiation controls flow of current through the device, e.g. photoresistors characterised by potential barriers, e.g. phototransistors
    • H01L31/101—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation
    • H01L31/102—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier
    • H01L31/105—Devices sensitive to infrared, visible or ultraviolet radiation characterised by only one potential barrier the potential barrier being of the PIN type
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
    • H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
    • H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
    • H01L31/1828—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof the active layers comprising only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, CdTe
    • H01L31/1832—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof the active layers comprising only AIIBVI compounds, e.g. CdS, ZnS, CdTe comprising ternary compounds, e.g. Hg Cd Te

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DE8181401195T 1980-07-30 1981-07-24 Photovoltaic detector sensitive in the near infrared range Expired DE3172767D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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FR8016788A FR2488048A1 (fr) 1980-07-30 1980-07-30 Detecteur photovoltaique sensible dans l'infrarouge proche

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DE3172767D1 true DE3172767D1 (en) 1985-12-05

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EP (1) EP0045258B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS5753633A (de)
DE (1) DE3172767D1 (de)
FR (1) FR2488048A1 (de)

Families Citing this family (5)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2501915A1 (fr) * 1981-03-10 1982-09-17 Telecommunications Sa Photodetecteur sensible dans l'infra-rouge proche
FR2598558B1 (fr) * 1986-05-07 1988-11-10 Telecommunications Sa Photodiode a avalanche hgcdte sensible aux rayonnements de longueur d'onde superieure a 2 mm
JP2798927B2 (ja) * 1988-03-28 1998-09-17 株式会社東芝 半導体受光装置及びその製造方法
EP0635892B1 (de) * 1992-07-21 2002-06-26 Raytheon Company Glühenbeständiger HgCdTe-Photodetektor und Herstellungsverfahren
GB9921639D0 (en) * 1999-09-15 1999-11-17 Secr Defence Brit New organotellurium compound and new method for synthesising organotellurium compounds

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FR2336804A1 (fr) * 1975-12-23 1977-07-22 Telecommunications Sa Perfectionnements apportes aux dispositifs semi-conducteurs, notamment aux detecteurs photovoltaiques comprenant un substrat a base d'un alliage cdxhg1-xte, et procede de fabrication d'un tel dispositif perfectionne

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FR2488048B1 (de) 1983-12-23
EP0045258A3 (en) 1982-02-17
EP0045258B1 (de) 1985-10-30
EP0045258A2 (de) 1982-02-03
JPS5753633A (en) 1982-03-30
JPH0345331B2 (de) 1991-07-10
FR2488048A1 (fr) 1982-02-05

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