JP5085122B2 - 半導体光検出素子及び放射線検出装置 - Google Patents
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- 一方の面が被検出光の入射面となっている半導体基板と、
前記半導体基板の前記入射面と反対側の面である検出面側に形成されたpn接合型の複数のホトダイオードと、
前記半導体基板の前記検出面側において、前記複数のホトダイオードのうちで隣接するホトダイオード間に形成されたキャリア捕獲部とを備え、
前記キャリア捕獲部は、それぞれpn接合を含む複数のキャリア捕獲領域が、隣接するホトダイオード間でホトダイオードの対応する辺に沿って延びる方向を配列方向として、前記配列方向に沿って間隔をおいて配列されて構成されているとともに、
前記キャリア捕獲部は、前記複数のホトダイオードのうちで少なくとも1つのホトダイオードに対し、前記検出面側からみて、前記配列方向に沿って間隔をおいて配列された複数のキャリア捕獲領域によって前記ホトダイオードを取り囲むように形成されていることを特徴とする半導体光検出素子。 - 前記半導体基板の前記検出面側において、前記キャリア捕獲部と前記ホトダイオードとの間に、前記半導体基板と同一導電型の高濃度不純物半導体領域が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体光検出素子。
- 前記高濃度不純物半導体領域は、前記複数のホトダイオードのうちで少なくとも1つのホトダイオードに対し、前記検出面側からみて、前記ホトダイオードを取り囲むように形成されていることを特徴とする請求項2記載の半導体光検出素子。
- 前記半導体基板の前記検出面側に、前記キャリア捕獲部の前記キャリア捕獲領域と、前記高濃度不純物半導体領域とに電気的に接続される電極が形成されており、
前記電極が基準電位に接続されることを特徴とする請求項2記載の半導体光検出素子。 - 前記半導体基板の前記検出面側に、前記キャリア捕獲部の前記キャリア捕獲領域に電気的に接続される第1電極と、前記高濃度不純物半導体領域に電気的に接続される第2電極とが形成されており、
前記第1電極と前記第2電極とは、互いに電気的に絶縁された状態で各々が基準電位に接続されることを特徴とする請求項2記載の半導体光検出素子。 - 前記半導体基板は第1導電型であって、前記複数のホトダイオード、及び前記複数のキャリア捕獲領域のそれぞれは、第2導電型不純物半導体領域と、前記半導体基板とによって構成されていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体光検出素子。
- 前記半導体基板、及び前記高濃度不純物半導体領域は第1導電型であって、前記複数のホトダイオード、及び前記複数のキャリア捕獲領域のそれぞれは、第2導電型不純物半導体領域と、前記半導体基板とによって構成されていることを特徴とする請求項2記載の半導体光検出素子。
- 前記キャリア捕獲部を構成する前記キャリア捕獲領域は、その領域幅wが1μm以上であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体光検出素子。
- 前記キャリア捕獲部を構成する前記キャリア捕獲領域は、その領域長さLが1μm以上であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体光検出素子。
- 前記キャリア捕獲部において、前記キャリア捕獲領域は、隣接する2つのキャリア捕獲領域同士で空乏層が接しない間隔で配列されていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体光検出素子。
- 前記キャリア捕獲部において、前記キャリア捕獲領域は、対応するホトダイオードからみて、前記ホトダイオードの周囲上の全ての点で、前記キャリア捕獲領域までの距離が、隣接するホトダイオードまでの距離よりも小さくなるように形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体光検出素子。
- 請求項1記載の半導体光検出素子と、
前記半導体基板の前記入射面側に位置し、放射線の入射によって発光するシンチレータと
を備えることを特徴とする放射線検出装置。
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