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Photosensor
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1986-08-21
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Granted: 1989-08-08
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Expires: 2006-08-21
Abstract
Abstract A photosensor comprises an insulating substrate, an electrode, a photoconductor layer composed of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon semiconductor layer obtained by the glow discharge decomposition of monosilane gas, a junction stabilizing layer composed of a boron-containing hydrogenated amorphous silicon semiconductor which is obtained by the glow discharge decomposition of a mixed gas of monosilane and diborane, a transparent electrode and a transparent protective layer, these elements being laminated in that order. The insertion of the junction stabilizing layer between the photoconductor layer and the transparent electrode greatly improves the dark current characteristic. The electrode, the photoconductor layer and the junction stabilizing layer can be divided in correspondence with each picture element, thereby improving the resolution of the photosensor.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideaki Yamamoto
- 👤 Akira Sasano
- 👤 Haruo Matsumaru
- 👤 Yasuo Tanaka
- 👤 Toshihisa Tsukada
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 17:41
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10F; H10F30/00; H10F30/10; H10F30/15; H10F39/00; H10F39/10; H10F39/12; H10F39/18; H10F39/191; H10F71/00; H10F71/10; H10F71/103; H10F77/00; H10F77/20; H10F77/244; H10F77/247; H10F77/30; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A photosensor comprising: an electrode consisting essentially of a conductor; a photoconductor layer consisting essentially of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon semiconductor which is obtained by the glow discharge decomposition of monosilane gas; a juncture stabilizing layer consisting essentially of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon semiconductor which contains boron which is obtained by the glow discharge decomposition of a mixed gas of monosilane and diborane; a transparent electrode; and a transparent protective layer; all of these elements being laminated in that order on an insulating substrate, wherein the content of said diborane gas in said mixed gas is 0.02 to 0.1 vol% on the basis of said monosilane gas content, and the thickness of said junction stabilizing layer satisfies the condition xy<15, wherein x represents the diborane gas content in vol% and y represents the thickness of said junction stabilizing layer an Å, and said thickness is at least 150Å.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
148 words
A photosensor comprising: an electrode consisting essentially of a conductor; a photoconductor layer consisting essentially of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon semiconductor which is obtained by the glow discharge decomposition of monosilane gas; a juncture stabilizing layer consisting essentially of a hydrogenated amorphous silicon semiconductor which contains boron which is obtained by the glow discharge decomposition of a mixed gas of monosilane and diborane; a transparent electrode; and a transparent protective layer; all of these elements being laminated in that order on an insulating substrate, wherein the content of said diborane gas in said mixed gas is 0.02 to 0.1 vol% on the basis of said monosilane gas content, and the thickness of said junction stabilizing layer satisfies the condition xy<15, wherein x represents the diborane gas content in vol% and y represents the thickness of said junction stabilizing layer an Å, and said thickness is at least 150Å.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A photosensor according to claim 1, wherein said transparent protective layer is composed of silicon nitride or silicon oxide.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
A photosensor according to claim 1, wherein said electrode consisting of said conductor, said photoconductor layer and said junction stabilizing layer are divided into a plurality of islands, the size of said islands being determined by a desired resolving power of said photosensor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A photosensor according to claim 1, wherein said diborane gas content is 0.02 to 0.04 vol%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A photosensor according to claim 1, wherein said thickness of said junction stabilizing layer is 200 to 250Å.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
50 words
A photosensor according to claim 1, wherein said electrode consisting of said conductor, said photoconductor and said junction stabilizing layer are divided into a plurality of islands, the size of said islands being determined by a desired resolving power of said photosensor, such as to be aligned in one-dimensional direction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A photosensor according to claim 1, wherein said photoconductor layer is free of boron.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A photosensor according to claim 1, wherein said transparent electrode is an indium-tin oxide layer.
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