Patent ID: 7884372
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: H01L,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A diamond UV sensor including a photoconductive or Schottky optical sensor element having two-terminal electrodes including a rectifying electrode and an ohmic electrode, the sensor element detecting light irradiating a light-receiving portion according to the changes in electrical resistance or photo-induced current of the material of the light-receiving portion, the sensor element comprising: diamond having a surface from which a conductive surface layer has been removed, the surface of the diamond being used as the light-receiving portion and a junction interface with the electrodes, wherein the rectifying electrode is a transparent electrode capable of transmitting light and is defined by a single layer made of at least one nitride selected from among the refractory metal nitrides consisting of TiN, ZrN, HfN, VN, NbN, TaN, CrN, MoN, and WN, and wherein the ohmic electrode includes a first layer made of a reactive elementary metal that can react with diamond to form a carbide or a carbon-containing solid solution, and a second layer made of at least one nitride selected from among the refractory metal nitrides consisting of TiN, ZrN, HfN, VN, NbN, TaN, CrN, MoN, and WN.