JP4895587B2 - 窒化物半導体発光素子 - Google Patents
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2 バッファ層
3 n形層
4 ピット形成層
5 活性層
6 埋込み層
7 p形層
8 発光層形成部
9 透明性導電層
11 p側電極
12 n側電極
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- 基板と、該基板上に設けられ、少なくとも発光部が形成される活性層を含む窒化物半導体積層部とを有し、前記活性層は、InxGa1-xN(0<x≦1)により形成されるウェル層を有する多重量子井戸構造により形成され、該活性層の前記基板側に、窒化物半導体の超格子構造に形成され、前記基板側の窒化物半導体層で発生する貫通転位の端部にピットを発生させるピット形成層が10〜50ペアの超格子構造で設けられ、該ピット形成層の超格子構造の一層はInaGa1-aN(0<a≦1、a<x)により形成され、さらに前記活性層の前記基板と反対側に、アンドープのAl r Ga 1-r N(0≦r<1)により形成された埋込み層が設けられ、該埋込み層の一部が前記活性層の凹部内に埋め込まれてなる窒化物半導体発光素子。
- 前記活性層がInxGa1-xN(0<x≦1)とAlyInzGa1-y-zN(0≦y<1、0≦z<1、0≦y+z<1、z<x)との多重量子井戸構造であり、前記ピット形成層が、InaGa1-aN(0<a≦1)とAlbIncGa1-b-cN(0≦b<1、0≦c<1、0≦b+c<1、c<a<x)である請求項1記載の窒化物半導体発光素子。
- 前記ピット形成層の前記基板側および前記埋込み層の前記活性層と反対側にAlsGa1-sN(0≦s<1)により形成されたn形およびp形のいずれかの障壁層が設けられてなる請求項1または2記載の窒化物半導体発光素子。
- 前記基板が、サファイア基板である請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載の半導体発光素子。
- 前記ピット形成層のInaGa1-aN層およびAlbIncGa1-b-cN層が、それぞれ0.5〜10nmの厚さで交互に形成されてなる請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の半導体発光素子。
- 前記活性層のInxGa1-xN層が、1〜3nm、前記活性層のAlyInzGa1-y-zN層が、10〜20nmの厚さで交互に形成され、前記活性層が全体で0.05〜0.3μmの厚さに形成されてなる請求項1〜5のいずれか1項に記載の半導体発光素子。
- 前記埋込み層が0.005〜0.1μmの厚さに形成されてなる請求項1〜6のいずれか1項に記載の半導体発光素子。
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