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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 26, 1993
Masato Yamanobe, Machida, JP;
Shinichi Takeda, Hiratsuka, JP;
Takayuki Ishii, Hiratsuka, JP;
Toshihiro Saika, Zama, JP;
Isao Kobayashi, Atsugi, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a photoelectric conversion element having a photoelectric conversion portion, at least comprising an insulating layer, a photoconductive semiconductor layer provided in contact with said insulating layer, and made of a non-single crystal material containing hydrogen atoms with the base of silicon, first and second electrodes provided in contact with the photoconductive semiconductor layer, and a third electrode provided in contact with the insulating layer. The amount of hydrogen atoms contained in said photoconductive semiconductor layer is made nonuniform in a thickness direction of said layer so that an energy band gap width of said layer changes.