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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2008
Applicants:
Kazutaka Nakamura, Yasu, JP;
Yoshihiro Ito, Yasu, JP;
Inventors:
Kazutaka Nakamura, Yasu, JP;
Yoshihiro Ito, Yasu, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 31/0203 (2006.01); H01L 31/06 (2006.01); H01L 31/0256 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The ultraviolet sensor has a ZnO layer composed of an oxide semiconductor including ZnO; a (Ni,Zn)O layer which is provided in contact with the ZnO layer and which is composed of an oxide semiconductor including NiO and ZnO solid-solved therein; a first terminal electrode electrically connected to the ZnO layer, and a second terminal electrode electrically connected to the (Ni,Zn)O layer. The ZnO layer is disposed at an ultraviolet ray receiving side. The (Ni,Zn)O layer is preferably formed of a sintered body.