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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
May. 15, 2018
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Hideaki Murase, Osaka, JP;
Ryosuke Kikuchi, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/00 (2006.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01); C01B 3/02 (2006.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); C01B 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0224 (2013.01); C01B 3/02 (2013.01); C01B 3/042 (2013.01); H01L 31/02167 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A semiconductor electrode according to the present disclosure includes a conductive substrate; a semiconductor layer which is provided on the conductive substrate, and absorbs visible light; and a protection layer with which the semiconductor layer is coated, in which the protection layer is formed of an oxynitride, the visible light travels through the protection layer, and the protection layer has a thinner thickness than the semiconductor layer.