A tight contact layer is disposed on a semiconductor substrate, the tight
contact layer being made of one material selected from the group
consisting of refractory metal, alloy of refractory metal, nitride of
refractory metal, and siliconized nitride of refractory metal. An oxide
surface layer is disposed on the surface of the tight contact layer, the
oxide surface layer being made of oxide of material constituting the
tight contact layer. A first conductive layer is disposed on the surface
of the oxide surface layer, the first conductive layer being made of a
platinum group or alloy which contains a platinum group. When a
conductive layer made of metal such as a platinum group is formed on a
tight contact layer, coverage and morphology can be prevented from being
degraded.