Patents by Inventor Toshiki Moriwaki

Toshiki Moriwaki has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11943942
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided and includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a photoelectric conversion layer sandwiched between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode including an amorphous oxide including a quaternary compound including one or more of indium, gallium and aluminum and further including zinc and oxygen, the first electrode having a laminated structure including a first B layer and a first A layer from a photoelectric conversion layer side, and a work function value of the first A layer of the first electrode being lower than a work function of the first B layer of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Toru Udaka
  • Publication number: 20240057362
    Abstract: An imaging element 10 includes a first electrode 21, a charge accumulation electrode 24 disposed apart from the first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion unit 23 formed in contact with the first electrode 21 and above the charge accumulation electrode 24 with an insulation layer 82 interposed between the photoelectric conversion unit 23 and the charge accumulation electrode 24, and a second electrode 22 formed on the photoelectric conversion unit 23. The photoelectric conversion unit 23 includes a photoelectric conversion layer 23A and an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B disposed in an order of the photoelectric conversion layer 23A and the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B from the second electrode side. The inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B contains indium (In) atoms, tin (Sn) atoms, titanium (Ti) atoms, and zinc (Zn) atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: TOSHIKI MORIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20240023352
    Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode including a plurality of electrodes; a second electrode opposed to the first electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer including an organic material provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first semiconductor layer provided between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including an n-type semiconductor material; and a second semiconductor layer provided between the second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including at least one of a carbon-containing compound having an electron affinity larger than a work function of the first electrode or an inorganic compound having a work function larger than the work function of the first electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicants: SONY GROUP CORPORATION, SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yosuke SAITO, Masashi BANDO, Yukio KANEDA, Yoshiyuki HIRANO, Toshiki MORIWAKI
  • Patent number: 11825666
    Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode including a plurality of electrodes; a second electrode opposed to the first electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer including an organic material provided between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first semiconductor layer provided between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including an n-type semiconductor material; and a second semiconductor layer provided between the second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and including at least one of a carbon-containing compound having an electron affinity larger than a work function of the first electrode or an inorganic compound having a work function larger than the work function of the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Saito, Masashi Bando, Yukio Kaneda, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20230363189
    Abstract: An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion section that includes a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode stacked on one another. An inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer is formed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. The inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer includes indium (In) atoms, gallium (Ga) atoms, tin (Sn) atoms, and zinc (Zn) atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Applicant: Sony Group Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiki MORIWAKI
  • Patent number: 11800729
    Abstract: An imaging element 10 includes a first electrode 21, a charge accumulation electrode 24 disposed apart from the first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion unit 23 formed in contact with the first electrode 21 and above the charge accumulation electrode 24 with an insulation layer 82 interposed between the photoelectric conversion unit 23 and the charge accumulation electrode 24, and a second electrode 22 formed on the photoelectric conversion unit 23. The photoelectric conversion unit 23 includes a photoelectric conversion layer 23A and an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B disposed in an order of the photoelectric conversion layer 23A and the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B from the second electrode side. The inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B contains indium (In) atoms, tin (Sn) atoms, titanium (Ti) atoms, and zinc (Zn) atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20230329016
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a photoelectric conversion element, a measuring method of the same, a solid-state imaging device, an electronic device, and a solar cell capable of further improving a quantum efficiency in a photoelectric conversion element using a photoelectric conversion layer including an organic semiconductor material. The photoelectric conversion element includes two electrodes forming a positive electrode (11) and a negative electrode (14), at least one charge blocking layer (13, 15) arranged between the two electrodes, and a photoelectric conversion layer (12) arranged between the two electrodes. The at least one charge blocking layer is an electron blocking layer (13) or a hole blocking layer (15), and a potential of the charge blocking layer is bent. The present technology is applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device, a solar cell, and the like having a photoelectric conversion element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: YUKIO KANEDA, RYOJI ARAI, TOSHIKI MORIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20230299220
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion unit in which a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode are stacked. A semiconductor material layer including an inorganic oxide semiconductor material having an amorphous structure at least in a portion is formed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and the formation energy of an inorganic oxide semiconductor material that has the same composition as the inorganic oxide semiconductor material having an amorphous structure and has a crystalline structure has a positive value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKANO, Toshiki MORIWAKI
  • Patent number: 11744091
    Abstract: An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion section that includes a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode stacked on one another. An inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer is formed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. The inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer includes indium (In) atoms, gallium (Ga) atoms, tin (Sn) atoms, and zinc (Zn) atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 11711931
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a photoelectric conversion element, a measuring method of the same, a solid-state imaging device, an electronic device, and a solar cell capable of further improving a quantum efficiency in a photoelectric conversion element using a photoelectric conversion layer including an organic semiconductor material. The photoelectric conversion element includes two electrodes forming a positive electrode (11) and a negative electrode (14), at least one charge blocking layer (13, 15) arranged between the two electrodes, and a photoelectric conversion layer (12) arranged between the two electrodes. The at least one charge blocking layer is an electron blocking layer (13) or a hole blocking layer (15), and a potential of the charge blocking layer is bent. The present technology is applied to, for example, a solid-state imaging device, a solar cell, and the like having a photoelectric conversion element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukio Kaneda, Ryoji Arai, Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 11705530
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion unit in which a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode are stacked. A semiconductor material layer including an inorganic oxide semiconductor material having an amorphous structure at least in a portion is formed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and the formation energy of an inorganic oxide semiconductor material that has the same composition as the inorganic oxide semiconductor material having an amorphous structure and has a crystalline structure has a positive value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Nakano, Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Publication number: 20230124165
    Abstract: An imaging element according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first electrode and a second electrode; a third electrode; a photoelectric conversion layer; and a semiconductor layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are disposed in parallel. The third electrode is disposed to be opposed to the first electrode and the second electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer is provided between the first electrode and second electrode and the third electrode. The photoelectric conversion layer includes an organic material. The semiconductor layer includes a first layer and a second layer that are stacked in order from the first electrode and second electrode side between the first electrode and second electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer. The first layer has a larger value for C5s indicating a contribution ratio of a 5 s orbital to a conduction band minimum than a value of the second layer for C5s.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKANO, Shintarou HIRATA, Masakazu MUROYAMA, Yusuke YAMAZAKI, Toshiki MORIWAKI, Yoichiro IINO, Kazunori KURISHIMA, Yosuke MURAKAMI
  • Publication number: 20220393045
    Abstract: An imaging element according to the present disclosure includes: a photoelectric conversion unit that is configured of a first electrode 21 and a photoelectric conversion layer 23A and a second electrode 22 including an organic material being laminated, an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A, and an inorganic oxide semiconductor material configuring the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B contains gallium (Ga) atoms, tin (Sn) atoms, zinc (Zn) atoms, and oxygen (O) atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: YOICHIRO IINO, HIROSHI NAKANO, TOSHIKI MORIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20220367572
    Abstract: An imaging element of the present disclosure includes a photoelectric conversion section including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked, in which a protection layer 23B including an inorganic oxide, and an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23C are formed from side of the photoelectric conversion layer directly below the photoelectric conversion layer 23A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiki MORIWAKI, Yuusuke YAMAZAKI, Hiroshi NAKANO
  • Publication number: 20220255027
    Abstract: An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion section including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A including an organic material, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked; an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A; and when a composition of an inorganic oxide semiconductor material included in the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B is represented by MaNbSncO (where M denotes an aluminum (Al) atom, and N denotes a gallium atom (Ga) or a zinc (Zn) atom, or a gallium (Ga) atom and a zinc (Zn) atom), a+b+c=1.00, 0.01?a?0.04, and b<c are satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: TOSHIKI MORIWAKI, HIROSHI NAKANO, YOICHIRO IINO
  • Publication number: 20220231245
    Abstract: An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion section including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A including an organic material, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked; an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A; and an inorganic oxide semiconductor material included in the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B contains aluminum (Al) atoms, tin (Sn) atoms, zinc (Zn) atoms, and oxygen (O) atoms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Yoichiro IINO, Hiroshi NAKANO, Toshiki MORIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20220231085
    Abstract: An imaging element of the present disclosure includes a photoelectric conversion section including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A including an organic material, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked; an inorganic semiconductor material layer 23B is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A; and a value ?EN (=ENanion?ENcation) is less than 1.695, and preferably 1.624 or less, which results from subtracting an average value ENcation of electronegativities of cationic species included in the inorganic semiconductor material layer from an average value ENanion of electronegativities of anionic species included in the inorganic semiconductor material layer 23B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroshi NAKANO, Toshiki MORIWAKI
  • Publication number: 20220208857
    Abstract: An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion section 23 including a first electrode 21, a photoelectric conversion layer 23A including an organic material, and a second electrode 22 that are stacked. An inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B including a first layer 23C and a second layer 23D, from side of the first electrode, is formed between the first electrode 21 and the photoelectric conversion layer 23A, and ?1?5.9 g/cm3 and ?1??2?0.1 g/cm3 are satisfied, where ?1 is an average film density of the first layer 23C and ?2 is an average film density of the second layer 23D in a portion extending for 3 nm from an interface between the first electrode 21 and the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer 23B.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventor: Toshiki MORIWAKI
  • Patent number: 11374138
    Abstract: There is provided imaging devices and methods of forming the same, including a stacked structure body including a first electrode, a light-receiving layer formed on the first electrode, and a second electrode formed on the light-receiving layer, where the second electrode comprises an amorphous oxide comprising at least one of zinc and tungsten, and where the second electrode is transparent and electrically conductive and has absorption characteristics of 20% or more at a wavelength of 300 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiki Moriwaki
  • Patent number: 11276726
    Abstract: An imaging element includes a photoelectric conversion unit including a first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a second electrode that are stacked, in which an inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer is formed between the first electrode and the photoelectric conversion layer, and the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer includes at least two types of elements selected from the group consisting of indium, tungsten, tin, and zinc. Alternatively, a LUMO value E1 of a material included in a part of the photoelectric conversion layer positioned near the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer and a LUMO value E2 of a material included in the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer satisfy E1-E2<0.2 eV. Alternatively, the mobility of a material included in the inorganic oxide semiconductor material layer is equal to or greater than 10 cm2/V·s.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiki Moriwaki, Yukio Kaneda