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Abstract
【解決手段】 活性層にサブバンドを形成するシリコンまたは稀土類金属がドーピングされている発光素子であり、活性層3は、一層または二層であり、二層である場合には、その間にクラッド層が介在される。かかる発光構造により、白色光の半導体発光が可能になり、従って蛍光体の助けが必須でなくなる。このようなモノリシック白色発光素子は、製作が容易かつ低廉である。また、その応用分野が既存の蛍光体の助けによる白色光発光素子に比べて広い。
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2…nクラッド層、
3…活性層、
3a…第1活性層、
3b…第2活性層、
3c…中間クラッド層、
4…pクラッド層。
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- n型窒化物半導体層と、
p型窒化物半導体層と、
n型及びp型窒化物半導体層間に設けられる量子ウェル構造による活性層とを含み、
前記活性層は、量子準位による発光と、ドーピング元素により形成されたドーピング準位による発光とが同時に起こる構造を有することを特徴とする白色発光素子。 - 前記窒化物半導体層は、GaNであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の白色発光素子。
- 前記活性層は、GaNバリア層とInGaNウェル層とを含むことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の白色発光素子。
- 前記ウェル層にドーピング元素が含まれていることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の白色発光素子。
- 前記ドーピング元素は、シリコンまたは稀土類金属であることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の白色発光素子。
- 前記n型半導体層は、SiがドーピングされたGaNであり、p型半導体層は、MgがドーピングされたGaNであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の白色発光素子。
- n型窒化物半導体層と、
p型窒化物半導体層と、
n型及びp型窒化物半導体層間に設けられる量子ウェル構造による第1活性層と第2活性層と、
前記第1活性層と第2活性層間に設けられる窒化物クラッド層とを含み、
前記第1活性層では、ドーピング元素により形成されたドーピング準位による発光が起こると共に、第2活性層では、量子準位による発光が起こる構造を有することを特徴とする白色発光素子。 - 前記n型及びp型窒化物半導体層は、GaNであることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の白色発光素子。
- 前記活性層は、GaNバリア層とInGaNウェル層とを含むことを特徴とする請求項7に記載の白色発光素子。
- 前記ウェル層にドーピング元素が含まれていることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の白色発光素子。
- 前記ドーピング元素は、シリコンまたは稀土類金属であることを特徴とする請求項10に記載の白色発光素子。
- 前記n型半導体層は、SiがドーピングされたGaNであり、p型半導体層は、MgがドーピングされたGaNであることを特徴とする請求項7に記載の白色発光素子。
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