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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Hrl Laboratories Llc, Malibu, CA (US);
Inventor:
Pierre-Yves Delaunay, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Assignee:
HRL Laboratories, LLC, Malibu, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0216 (2014.01); H01L 31/18 (2006.01); H01L 31/0224 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0216 (2013.01); H01L 31/0224 (2013.01); H01L 31/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An infrared detector and a method for manufacturing it are disclosed. The infrared detector contains an absorber layer responsive to infrared light, a barrier layer disposed on the absorber layer, a plurality of contact structures disposed on the barrier layer; and an oxide layer disposed above the barrier layer and between the plurality of the contact structures, wherein the oxide layer reduces the dark current in the infrared detector. The method disclosed teaches how to manufacture the infrared detector.