JP2005294813A - pn接合型III族窒化物半導体発光素子 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】 この発明のpn接合型III族窒化物半導体発光素子10(11)は、結晶基板上に形成された、III族窒化物半導体からなるn型クラッド層105とp型クラッド層107との間に、III族窒化物半導体からなる井戸層22と障壁層21とを交互に数周期に亘り積層させてなる多重量子井戸構造の発光層2を備え、発光層2は、n型クラッド層105に最も近接して対峙する一端層21m、及びp型クラッド層に最も近接して対峙する他端層21nとが共に障壁層であり、その他端層21nは他の障壁層よりも層厚が大である、ことを特徴としている。
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11 積層構造体
21 障壁層
21m 一端層(障壁層)
21n 他端層(障壁層)
22 井戸層
101 結晶基板
102 アンドープn型GaN層
103 Siドープn型GaN層
104 Siドープn型窒化アルミニウム・ガリウム(Al0.09Ga0.91N)層
105 n型クラッド層
106 発光層
107 p型クラッド層
108 p型コンタクト層
109 n型オーミック電極
110 p型オーミック電極
111 ボンディングパッド(台座電極)
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- 結晶基板上に形成された、III族窒化物半導体からなるn型クラッド層とp型クラッド層との間に、III族窒化物半導体からなる井戸層と障壁層とを交互に数周期に亘り積層させてなる多重量子井戸構造の発光層を備えたpn接合型III族窒化物半導体発光素子において、
上記発光層は、n型クラッド層に最も近接して対峙する一端層、及びp型クラッド層に最も近接して対峙する他端層とが共に障壁層であり、その他端層は他の障壁層よりも層厚が大である、
ことを特徴とするpn接合型III族窒化物半導体発光素子。 - 上記障壁層の各層厚を、一端層から他端層に向けて漸次大とした、請求項1に記載のpn接合型III族窒化物半導体発光素子。
- 上記他端層は、不純物濃度が井戸層と接合する側で低く、層の中央部で最も高く、中央部よりp型クラッド層に向けて漸次減少する、請求項1または2に記載のpn接合型III族窒化物半導体発光素子。
- 上記他端層には、不純物が故意に添加されていないアンドープの井戸層が接合されている、請求項1から3の何れか1項に記載のpn接合型III族窒化物半導体発光素子。
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