KR100385755B1 - 발광 다이오드 - Google Patents
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- 기판;발광층;발광층보다 큰 에너지갭을 갖는 제1 도전형의 제1 클래드층;발광층보다 큰 에너지갭을 갖는 제2 도전형의 제2 클래드층; 및발광층의 도전형과 동일한 도전형을 가지지만 제1 또는 제2 클래드층의 도전형과는 다른 도전형을 가지며, 제1, 제2 클래드층의 에너지갭보다는 작고 발광층의 에너지갭보다는 큰 에너지갭을 갖는 중간 배리어층;을 포함하고;상기 발광 다이오드는 그 구조가 이중 헤테로구조이어서, 제1 및 제2 클래드층 사이에 발광층이 삽입되고; 중간 배리어층은 발광층과 제1 클래드층 사이 및/또는 발광층과 제2 클래드층 사이에 배치되는 발광다이오드.
- 제1항에 있어서, 중간 배리어층의 두께는, 중간 배리어층의 소수 캐리어의 확산길이보다는 작고 그리고 중간 배리어층과 제1 또는 제2 클래드층 사이의 인터페이스에서 발생된 비방사성 재결합 중심이 발광층에 거의 영향을 미치지 않도록 하는 값보다는 큰 것을 특징으로 하는 발광다이오드.
- 제1항에 있어서, 중간 배리어층의 두께는 0.1㎛ 이상 0.5㎛ 이하의 범위에 있는 발광다이오드.
- 제1항에 있어서, 중간 배리어층의 에너지갭은 발광층의 에너지갭보다 0.2eV 이상 큰 발광다이오드.
- 제1항에 있어서, 중간 배리어층은 비방사성 재결합 수명이 긴 간접전이형 반도체층인 발광다이오드.
- 제1항에 있어서, 중간 배리어층은 제 1 및 제2 중간 배리어층들을 포함하고; 제1 중간 배리어층은 발광층과 제1 클래드층 사이에 배치되고; 제2 중간 배리어층은 발광층과 제2 클래드층 사이에 배치되고; 제1 중간 배리어층은 그도전형이 발광층과는 같지만 제 1 중간 배리어층에 인접한 제1 클래드층과는 다르고, 그 에너지갭은 제1 클래드층보다는 작고 발광층보다는 높고; 제2 중간 배리어층은 그 도전형이 발광층의 도전형은 물론 제2 중간 배리어층에 인접한 제2 클래드층의 도전형과도 같고, 그 에너지갭이 제2 클래드층보다는 작고 발광층보다는 큰, 발광다이오드.
- 제1항에 있어서, 기판은 GaAs로 구성되고;제1 클래드층은 (Ga1-x2Alx2)0.5In0.5P로 구성되며(여기서, x1<x2≤1);발광층은 (Ga1-x1Alx1)0.5In0.5P로 구성되고(여기서, 0≤x1<1);중간 배리어층은 (Ga1-x4Alx4)0.5In0.5P로 구성되며(여기서, x1<x4<x2, x3);제2 클래드층은 (Ga1-x3Alx3)0.5In0.5P로 구성되는(여기서, x1<x3≤1) 발광다이오드.
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