Patent ID: 7354857

Claim:
A method of making a photoelectric transducer, the method comprising: a p layer forming step of forming a p layer on a substrate; an n layer forming step of forming an n layer such that the n layer opposes the p layer; and an i layer forming step of forming an i layer including an iron silicide film between the p and n layers, the i layer forming step comprising a pressure adjusting step of keeping a fixed pressure about the substrate, a substrate heating step of heating the substrate, a gas supplying step of supplying a material gas including a silicon-atom-containing gas and a hydrogen gas to the substrate, a plasma forming step of applying a high-frequency power onto a region opposing the substrate so as to form a plasma including a chemical species derived from the material gas, and an iron supplying step of supplying an iron atom to the substrate, wherein the ratio between a supply amount of the silicon-atom-containing gas and a supply amount of the iron atom is adjusted in the gas and iron supplying steps such that the ratio between the iron and silicon atoms in the iron silicide film falls within a range of 1:1.7 to 1:3.5.