Amorphous photoelectric conversion device with avalanche

Details Amorphous photoelectric conversion device with avalanche Amorphous photoelectric conversion device with avalanche

1989-07-24

1992-03-31

Mintel, William

Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric

Thermoelectric

Radiation pyrometer

357 2, 357 58, 357 32, 136258, H01L 2714

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051012553

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a photoelectric conversion device which comprises: a photoconductive layer made of amorphous semiconductor material which shows charge multiplication and which converts photo signals into electric signals; and a substrate having electric circuits or the like (for example switching elements) for reading the electric signals. The amorphous semiconductor material used according to the invention shows the charge multiplication action under predetermined intensity of electric field so that a high sensitive photoelectric conversion device having a gain which is not smaller than 1 is realized.

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