Photoconductor element and method of making the element

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
A photoconductor element, which comprises: a first layer of a suubstance hving a wider band gap encrgy then CdTe; a second layer of a substance primarily consisting of CdTe and deposited on said first layer; and a third layer of a substance primarily consisting of ZnTe containing indium therein and deposited on said second layer.
2.
A photoconductor element according to claim 1, wherein said first and second layers and said second and third layers establish hetero-junctions, respectively.
3.
A photoconductor element according to claim 1, wherein said first layer primarily consists of ZnSe.
4.
A photoconductor element according to claim 1, wherein said first layer primarily consists of Zn.
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1-x Cd.
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x S wherein 0 < x < 0.
3.
5.
A photoconductor element according to claim 1, wherein said second layer contains from 0 to 1 atomic percent of indium.
6.
A photoconductor element according to claim 1, wherein said third layer contains from 0.
03 to 5 atomic percent of indium.
7.
A photoconductor element accoring to claim 3, wherein said second layer contains from 0 to 1 atomic percent of indium.
8.
A photoconductor element according to claim 4, wherein said second layer contains from 0 to 1 atomic percent of indium.
9.
A photoconductor element according to claim 7, wherein said third layer contains from 0.
03 to 5 atomic percent of indium.
10.
A photoconductor element according to claim 8, wherein said third layer contains from 0.
03 to 5 atomic percent of indium.
11.
a photoconductor element according to claim 1, wherein said element further comprises a fourth layer primarily consisting of Sb.
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2 S .
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3 and is formed on the third layer.
12.
A photoconductor element according to claim 9, wherein said element further comprises a fourth layer primarily consisting of Sb.
sub.
2 S.
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3 and is formed on the third layer.
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A photoconductor element according to claim 10, wherein element further comprises a fourth layer primarily consisting of Sb.
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