JP6471120B2 - 光電変換素子およびそれを備えた光電変換装置 - Google Patents
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図1は、この発明の実施の形態1による光電変換素子の構成を示す概略図である。図1を参照して、この発明の実施の形態1による光電変換素子10は、基板1と、バッファ層2と、BSF(Back Surface Field)層3と、ベース層4と、光電変換層5と、エミッタ層6と、窓層7と、コンタクト層8と、p型電極9と、n型電極11と、集光部材12とを備える。
この発明の実施の形態における基礎物性の検討として、以下の吸収実験を行った。
この発明の実施の形態における受光素子について、シミュレーションを行った。
図6は、実施の形態2による光電変換素子の構成を示す概略図である。図6を参照して、実施の形態2による光電変換素子10Aは、図1に示す光電変換素子10に反射防止膜14および金属層15を追加したものであり、その他は、光電変換素子10と同じである。
図7は、実施の形態3による光電変換素子の構成を示す概略図である。図7を参照して、実施の形態3による光電変換素子10Bは、図6に示す光電変換素子10Aの反射防止膜14を反射防止膜16および金属層17に代えたものであり、その他は、光電変換素子10Aと同じである。
図8は、実施の形態4による光電変換装置の構成を示す概略図である。図8を参照して、実施の形態4による光電変換装置100は、光電変換素子101〜103と、集光部材104と、配線105,106とを備える。
図9は、実施の形態5による光電変換装置の構成を示す概略図である。図9を参照して、実施の形態5による光電変換装置100Aは、光電変換素子111〜115と、絶縁部材116〜119と、集光部材120と、配線121〜130とを備える。
図10は、実施の形態6による光電変換素子の構成を示す概略図である。図10を参照して、実施の形態6による光電変換素子10Cは、図1に示す光電変換素子10の基板1をフレキシブル基板1Aに代え、フレキシブル基板1Aの一方面上にp型電極9、コンタクト層8、窓層7、エミッタ層6、光電変換層5、ベース層4、BSF層3、バッファ層2およびn型電極11を順次配置したものである。
図13は、実施の形態7による光電変換素子の構成を示す概略図である。図13を参照して、実施の形態7による光電変換素子10Dは、図1に示す光電変換素子10の光電変換部材PECを光電変換部材PEC−Aに代えたものであり、その他は、光電変換素子10と同じである。
赤外線のフォトンエネルギーによってキャリアを励起することにより、赤外線を検出する量子型赤外線センサが知られている。
光電変換素子は、基板と、光電変換層と、集光部材と、第1の電極と、第2の電極とを備える。光電変換層は、基板上に配置され、少なくとも1つの量子層を有する。第1の電極は、光電変換層の厚み方向の一方側に配置される。第2の電極は、光電変換層の厚み方向の他方側に配置される。そして、光電変換層は、集光部材からの光を光電変換層の厚み方向に対して斜め方向から光電変換層内に導く入射端面を光電変換層の厚み方向に垂直な方向における光電変換層の一方端に有する。
構成1において、光電変換素子は、第1の金属層を更に備える。第1の金属層は、光電変換層の厚み方向と垂直な方向において入射端面と反対側の端面に配置される。
構成1または構成2において、光電変換素子は、反射防止膜を更に備える。反射防止膜は、入射端面に配置される。
構成1または構成2において、光電変換素子は、反射防止膜と、第2の金属層とを更に備える。反射防止膜は、入射端面に配置される。第2の金属層は、入射端面に配置される。
構成1から構成4のいずれかにおいて、量子層は、量子ドットを有する。
構成1から構成5のいずれかにおいて、量子層は、不純物ドーピングされている。
構成1から構成6のいずれかにおいて、量子層は、Al及びPのうちの少なくとも一方を含む。
光電変換装置は、複数の光電変換素子を備える。複数の光電変換素子は、電気的に直列または並列に接続される。そして、複数の光電変換素子の各々は、構成1から構成7のいずれかに記載の光電変換素子からなる。
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- 基板と、
前記基板上に配置され、少なくとも1つの量子層を有する光電変換層と、
集光部材と、
前記光電変換層の厚み方向の一方側に配置された第1の電極と、
前記光電変換層の厚み方向の他方側に配置された第2の電極とを備え、
前記光電変換層は、前記集光部材からの光を前記光電変換層の厚み方向に対して斜め方向から前記光電変換層内に導く入射端面を前記光電変換層の厚み方向に垂直な方向における前記光電変換層の一方端に有し、
さらに、前記入射端面に配置された反射防止膜と、
前記入射端面に配置された第2の金属層とを備える、光電変換素子。 - 前記光電変換層の厚み方向と垂直な方向において前記入射端面と反対側の端面に配置された第1の金属層を更に備える、請求項1に記載の光電変換素子。
- 前記量子層は、量子ドットを有する、請求項1または請求項2に記載の光電変換素子。
- 前記量子層は、不純物ドーピングされている、請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の光電変換素子。
- 前記量子層は、Al及びPのうちの少なくとも一方を含む、請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の光電変換素子。
- 電気的に直列または並列に接続された複数の光電変換素子を備え、
前記複数の光電変換素子の各々は、請求項1から請求項5のいずれか1項に記載の光電変換素子からなる、光電変換装置。
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