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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/146 (2006.01); H01L 31/0232 (2014.01); H01L 31/108 (2006.01); H02S 10/30 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 27/14649 (2013.01); H01L 27/14625 (2013.01); H01L 31/0232 (2013.01); H01L 31/108 (2013.01); H02S 10/30 (2014.12);
Abstract
An optical device includes a nanostructure body which induces surface plasmon resonance when irradiated with light, an oxide layer which is in contact with the nanostructure body, an alloy layer which is in contact with the oxide layer and which is made of an alloy containing a first metal and a second metal that are different in work function from each other, and an n-type semiconductor which is in Schottky contact with the alloy layer.