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最初に本開示の実施態様を列記して説明する。以下の説明では、同一または対応する要素には同一の符号を付し、それらについて同じ説明は繰り返さない。
以下、本開示の一実施形態について詳細に説明するが、本実施形態はこれらに限定されるものではない。
次に、本実施形態における受光素子について、図1及び図2に基づき説明する。本実施の形態における受光素子は、近赤外光を検出する受光素子であって、いわゆる裏面入射型受光素子と呼ばれるものである。図1は、本実施の形態における受光素子の断面構造を模式的に示すものであり、図2は、本実施の形態における受光素子の受光層22、中間層30、n型ワイドギャップ層41、p型ワイドギャップ層42におけるバンド図を示す。
次に、本実施の形態における受光素子の製造方法について、図7から図14に基づき説明する。
次に、本実施の形態における光検出装置について説明する。本実施の形態における光検出装置は、図15に示される本実施の形態における2次元アレイ型受光素子100と、図17に示される読み出し回路(ROIC:Read-Out IC)200とをInバンプにより接合したものである。このため、読み出し回路200には、2次元アレイ型受光素子100におけるInバンプ65に対応するInバンプ265が設けられている。尚、読み出し回路200には、CMOS(Complimentary Metal Oxide Semiconductor)によるマルチプレクサを用いている。
10a 一方の面
10b 他方の面
21 n型コンタクト層
22 受光層
30 中間層
31 第1の中間層
32 第2の中間層
41 n型ワイドギャップ層
42 p型ワイドギャップ層
43 p型コンタクト層
50 パッシベーション膜
61 n電極
62 p電極
63 配線電極
64 配線
65 Inバンプ
71 第1の溝
72 第2の溝
80 反射防止膜
100 2次元アレイ型受光素子
165 Inバンプ接続
200 読み出し回路
265 Inバンプ
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- 基板と、
前記基板の一方の面に設けられた第1のコンタクト層と、
前記第1のコンタクト層の上に設けられた受光層と、
前記受光層の上に設けられた中間層と、
前記中間層の上に設けられたpn接合を有するワイドギャップ層と、
前記ワイドギャップ層の上に設けられた第2のコンタクト層と、
前記第2のコンタクト層及び前記ワイドギャップ層の一部が除去されて形成された溝と、
を有し、
前記溝によって互いに分離されたメサであって、それぞれが前記第2のコンタクト層及び前記ワイドギャップ層の一部を含む前記メサにより、各々の画素が形成され、
前記受光層のバンドギャップよりも、前記中間層のバンドギャップが広く、
前記中間層のバンドギャップよりも、前記ワイドギャップ層のバンドギャップが広く、
前記ワイドギャップ層はp型ワイドギャップ層とn型ワイドギャップ層とを含み、
前記溝の底面は、前記n型ワイドギャップ層にある、
受光素子。 - 前記中間層は、組成比の異なる複数の層により形成されており、
前記受光層から前記ワイドギャップ層に向かって、バンドギャップが広くなる請求項1に記載の受光素子。 - 前記基板の他方の面より入射する赤外光を検出する請求項1又は請求項2に記載の受光素子。
- 前記受光層は、InGaAsを含む層であり、
前記中間層は、InGaAsPを含む層であり、
前記ワイドギャップ層は、InPを含む層である請求項1から請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の受光素子。 - 前記溝における前記ワイドギャップ層の前記一部の側面には、SiNまたはSiONによりパッシベーション膜が形成されている請求項1から請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の受光素子。
- 前記第1のコンタクト層はn型コンタクト層であり、
前記第2のコンタクト層はp型コンタクト層である請求項1から請求項5のいずれか1項に記載の受光素子。 - 前記溝により分離された前記画素が、1次元または2次元に配列されている請求項1から請求項6のいずれか1項に記載の受光素子。
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