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- the present invention relates to a novel deep ultraviolet light emitting device using a nitride semiconductor and having an emission wavelength in the 200 to 300 nm region.
- gas light sources such as deuterium and mercury are used as deep ultraviolet light sources with an emission wavelength of 300 nm or less. These gas light sources have disadvantages such as short life and large size.
- Mercury is a substance that is being regulated by the Convention. Therefore, the realization of a deep ultraviolet light emitting element using a semiconductor that can solve these disadvantages and is easy to handle is awaited.
- a light emitting element using a semiconductor has a problem that light output is weak and luminous efficiency is low as compared with a gas light source such as a deuterium gas lamp or a mercury gas lamp.
- the reason why the light output is insufficient in the semiconductor light emitting device is that, in the nitride semiconductor light emitting device, the effective mass of electrons is smaller than that of holes and the carrier concentration is high. It is possible to overcome the light emission efficiency by overcoming and overflowing the p-type layer. Such overflow of electrons to the p-type layer causes a further decrease in luminous efficiency under high injection current conditions, and at the same time the amount of heat generation increases. As a result, the light output reaches a peak, and it becomes difficult to obtain a light output corresponding to the amount of injected carriers.
- Patent Document 1 discloses that in a semiconductor light emitting device having an emission wavelength exceeding 300 nm, an electron block layer having a band gap larger than the band gap of the active layer is formed between the active layer and the p-type layer. A technique for preventing the outflow of electrons from the active layer region to the p-type layer and increasing the light emission efficiency is described.
- Non-Patent Document 2 describes an attempt to apply the above-described electronic block layer in a deep ultraviolet light-emitting device (see Non-Patent Document 2).
- the band gap of the p-type layer in the deep ultraviolet light-emitting device having an emission wavelength of 300 nm or less is required to be larger than the band gap of the p-type layer in the near-ultraviolet and visible light emitting devices.
- the hole activation rate in the p-type layer of the deep ultraviolet light-emitting element is further decreased and the effective mass is increased, and it is considered that the overflow of electrons is more likely to occur.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a nitride semiconductor deep ultraviolet light emitting device having high luminous efficiency by solving the above-mentioned problems in a nitride semiconductor light emitting device having an emission wavelength of 200 to 300 nm.
- the inventor has intensively studied to solve the above problems.
- the active layer the electron block layer having a band gap larger than the band gap of the layer forming the p-type layer, the minimum band gap in the n-type layer
- the luminous efficiency of the nitride semiconductor deep ultraviolet light-emitting device is provided by providing at least one p-type first layer having a band gap larger than the band gap of the layer (hereinafter also referred to as “n-type first layer”).
- n-type first layer has been found to be effectively improved, and the present invention has been completed.
- the first aspect of the present invention is: [1] A nitride semiconductor light emitting device having an emission wavelength of 200 to 300 nm, An n-type layer composed of a single layer or a plurality of layers having different band gaps, A p-type layer composed of a single layer or a plurality of layers having different band gaps, and an active layer disposed between the n-type layer and the p-type layer,
- the p-type layer has a p-type first layer having a band gap larger than that of the n-type first layer having the smallest band gap in the n-type layer, and forms an active layer and a p-type layer.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device is characterized in that an electron block layer having a band gap larger than any of the band gaps of the layers is provided between the active layer and the p-type first layer.
- the p-type layer may be composed of a plurality of layers having different band gaps.
- the active layer has a well layer and a barrier layer;
- the p-type layer has a p-type cladding layer and a p-type contact layer;
- An n-type layer, an active layer, an electron block layer, a p-type cladding layer, and a p-type contact layer include a stacked structure in this order;
- the barrier layer has a composition formula of Al a Ga 1-a N (0.
- the p-type cladding layer is represented by the composition formula Al b Ga 1-b N (0.44 ⁇ b ⁇ 1.00); and the Al composition of the p-type cladding layer And the difference (ba) between the Al composition of the barrier layer and the barrier layer is preferably more than 0.10 and not more than 0.45.
- the p-type cladding layer is preferably a p-type first layer.
- the well layer is represented by a composition formula Al e Ga 1-e N (0.33 ⁇ e ⁇ 0.87);
- the difference (ae) between the Al composition and the Al composition of the well layer is preferably 0.02 or more.
- the thickness of the well layer is preferably 4 to 20 nm.
- the electron blocking layer is located in p-type or i-type; the composition of the electron blocking layer is a composition formula Al c Ga 1-c N (0.45 ⁇ c ⁇ 1.00); the composition of the p-type cladding layer is represented by the composition formula Al b Ga 1-b N (0.44 ⁇ b ⁇ 1.00);
- the Al composition (c) is greater than the Al composition (b) of the p-type cladding layer; the difference (ca) between the Al composition of the electron blocking layer and the Al composition of the barrier layer is 0.11 to 0
- the difference (b ⁇ a) between the Al composition of the p-type cladding layer and the Al composition of the barrier layer is preferably more than 0.10 and not more than 0.45.
- the plurality of barrier layers have a plurality of barrier layers; the plurality of barrier layers include a first barrier layer in contact with the n-type layer; And a second barrier layer in contact with the electron blocking layer.
- a second aspect of the present invention is a nitride semiconductor wafer having a laminated structure of nitride semiconductor light emitting elements according to the first aspect of the present invention.
- the light emission efficiency of the nitride semiconductor deep ultraviolet light emitting device can be increased.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating an embodiment of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention. It is a figure explaining an example of the energy band figure of the nitride semiconductor light-emitting device of FIG. It is a schematic cross section explaining an example of an energy band diagram in another embodiment of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention. It is a schematic cross section explaining an example of an energy band diagram in another embodiment of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention. It is a schematic cross section explaining an example of an energy band diagram in another embodiment of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention.
- Nitride Semiconductor Light Emitting Device First, a basic outline of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device will be described.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device having an emission wavelength of 200 to 300 nm (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “deep ultraviolet light emitting device”) is obtained by, for example, metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD).
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- a group III source gas for example, an organic metal gas such as trimethylaluminum, and a nitrogen source gas are formed on a single crystal substrate, which will be described later, or on a laminated substrate.
- a raw material gas such as ammonia gas.
- a known method can be adopted.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention can be manufactured by a method other than the MOCVD method.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device is not particularly limited as long as it has an emission wavelength of 200 to 300 nm. Specifically, it contains at least one selected from boron, aluminum, indium, and gallium, and nitrogen, and has a general formula: B X Al Y In Z Ga 1-xyz N (0 ⁇ x ⁇ 1, If the composition of each layer is determined from the structures represented by 0 ⁇ y ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ z ⁇ 1, 0 ⁇ x + y + z ⁇ 1), a nitride semiconductor light emitting device having an emission wavelength of 200 to 300 nm is obtained. Good. To give a more specific example, for example, when the active layer is formed with a composition represented by Al a Ga 1-a N, a composition of 0.2 ⁇ a ⁇ 1 is required.
- the band gap tends to increase as the proportions of B and Al increase, and the band gap tends to decrease as the proportions of In and Ga increase. Therefore, the band gap of each layer can be adjusted by the ratio of these constituent elements.
- the ratio of the constituent elements is as follows: SIMS (Secondary Ion-microprobe Mass Spectrometer), TEM-EDX (Transmission Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-rayspectrometry: transmission electron microscope) -Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) It can be obtained by measurement by a three-dimensional atom probe method (3DAP) or the like. And a band gap can be converted from the ratio of the constituent element of each layer.
- 3DAP three-dimensional atom probe method
- the band gap of each layer can also be calculated
- CL method cathodoluminescence method
- PL method photoluminescence method
- the constituent elements are Al, Ga, and N
- the Al composition can be specified from the band gap value using a conversion formula.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention according to one embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example of an energy band diagram of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of FIG.
- the vertical direction of the paper surface represents the size of the band gap, and the energy band diagram is drawn such that the energy of electrons increases (the energy of holes decreases) as it goes upward in the paper surface.
- FIG. 2 shows that, for example, the band gaps of the electron block layer 40 and the p-type first layer 51 are larger than the band gap of the n-type layer 20.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device 1 includes a substrate 10, an n-type layer 20 provided on the substrate 10, an active layer 30 provided on the n-type layer 20, and an active layer.
- the electron block layer 40 provided on 30 and the p-type layer 50 provided on the electron block layer 40 are provided.
- the n-type layer is a single layer.
- the n-type layer 20 corresponds to the n-type first layer having the smallest band gap in the n-type layer.
- the p-type layer 50 is composed of a plurality of layers having different band gaps.
- the p-type layer 50 includes a p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 having a band gap larger than that of the n-type first layer 20 and a p-type layer having a different band gap from the p-type first layer 51.
- a second mold layer (p-type contact layer) 52 is formed.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 1 includes an n-type electrode 60 provided on the surface of the n-type layer 20 exposed by etching away from the p-type second layer 52 to a part of the n-type layer 20; And a p-type electrode 70 provided on the mold second layer 52.
- the n-type electrode 60 and the p-type electrode 70 can be formed by a known method. Hereinafter, each layer will be described in detail.
- substrate 10 As the substrate 10, a known substrate manufactured by a known method can be used without particular limitation. Specific examples of the substrate that can be employed as the substrate 10 include an AlN substrate, a GaN substrate, a sapphire substrate, a SiC substrate, and a Si substrate. Among these, an AlN substrate having a C plane as a growth surface or a sapphire substrate having a C plane as a growth surface is preferable.
- the thickness of the substrate 10 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 0.1 mm to 2 mm.
- the n-type layer 20 is a layer doped with an n-type dopant.
- the n-type layer 20 is a single layer. Therefore, the n-type layer 20 and the n-type first layer having the smallest band gap in the n-type layer are the same layer. .
- the n-type layer 20 is not particularly limited.
- the n-type layer 20 may have an impurity concentration of 1 ⁇ 10 16 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 [cm ⁇ 3 ] using Si as a dopant.
- a form showing n-type conductive properties by including a dopant can be preferably adopted.
- the dopant material may be a material other than Si.
- the band gap of the n-type layer 20 is not particularly limited as long as it is smaller than the band gap of the p-type first layer described in detail below.
- the band gap value of the n-type layer 20 is 4.15 eV or more and 6.27 eV or less in order to increase the productivity of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device having an emission wavelength of 200 to 300 nm and widen the usage. It is preferably 4.20 eV or more and 6.25 eV or less, and particularly preferably 4.50 eV or more and 5.50 eV or less.
- a preferred composition of the n-type layer 20 is, for example, a composition having an Al composition (d) of 0.34 to 1.00 when represented by the composition formula Al d Ga 1-d N.
- the Al composition (d) is more preferably 0.34 to 0.90, and further preferably 0.34 to 0. .80, most preferably 0.45 to 0.70.
- the n-type layer 20 is preferably formed of a single crystal.
- the film thickness of the n-type layer 20 is not particularly limited, but may be 1 nm or more and 50 ⁇ m or less.
- the n-type layer 20 included in the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 100 of FIG. 1 is a single layer, the n-type layer is also formed in an embodiment (described later) having an n-type layer composed of a plurality of layers having different band gaps. Preferably, any of the plurality of layers is within the preferred composition or typical composition ranges described above.
- the active layer 30 has a quantum well structure (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “quantum well structure”) including one or more well layers and one or more barrier layers.
- quantum well structure including well layers 30a, 31a, 32a, and 33a and barrier layers 30b, 31b, 32b, 33b, and 34b.
- the band gap of the layer forming the active layer is not particularly limited as long as it is smaller than the band gap of the electron block layer.
- the barrier layer usually has a larger band gap than the well layer in the active layer. Therefore, it is sufficient that the band gap of the barrier layer having the largest band gap in the active layer is smaller than the band gap of the electron block layer.
- the band gap of the well layer can be appropriately determined in consideration of other layers, but is preferably 4.13 eV or more and 6.00 eV or less, more preferably 4.18 eV or more and 5.98 eV or less. More preferably, it is 20 eV or more and 5.00 eV or less.
- the band gap of the barrier layer is not particularly limited, but is preferably 4.15 eV or more and 6.02 eV or less, more preferably 4.20 eV or more and 6.00 eV or less, and 4.30 eV. It is particularly preferable that it is 5.50 eV or less.
- each of the well layer and the barrier layer is preferably 1 to 50 nm.
- the barrier layer may be formed of a single crystal having a composition represented by the composition formula Al a Ga 1-a N (0.34 ⁇ a ⁇ 1.00), and the composition formula Al a Ga 1-a N (0 .34 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.89) is preferably formed from a single crystal having a composition represented by
- the p-type first layer (p-type clad layer) 51 is formed of a single crystal represented by the composition formula Al b Ga 1-b N (0.44 ⁇ b ⁇ 1.00) as will be described later.
- the difference (b ⁇ a) between the Al composition of the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 and the Al composition of each barrier layer is preferably more than 0.10 and not more than 0.45.
- the Al composition (a) of the barrier layer is 0.34 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.80, and the difference (ba) in the Al composition is 0.12 or more and 0. More preferably, the Al composition (a) of the barrier layer is 0.40 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.70 and the difference (ba) in the Al composition is 0.12 or more and 0.45 or less. It is particularly preferred.
- the thickness and composition of each barrier layer may be the same or different.
- the thickness of any barrier layer is preferably in the range of 2 to 50 nm, and the composition of any barrier layer is preferably in the range of the above composition formula (0.34 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.89).
- the Al composition of the barrier layer is compared with the Al composition of the layers other than the barrier layer. A comparison is made based on (e.g., ba is evaluated).
- the plurality of barrier layers are preferably layers having the same thickness and composition.
- the thickness of each barrier layer is more preferably 2 to 20 nm, and further preferably 2 to 10 nm.
- the well layer is preferably formed of a single crystal having a composition represented by the composition formula Al e Ga 1-e N (0.33 ⁇ e ⁇ 0.87).
- the well layer is formed so as to have a smaller band gap than the barrier layer. Therefore, when both the well layer and the barrier layer are formed from an AlGaN single crystal, the well layer is formed from an AlGaN single crystal having an Al composition lower than that of the barrier layer.
- the barrier layer When the well layer is formed from a single crystal represented by the composition formula Al e Ga 1-e N and the barrier layer is formed from a single crystal represented by the composition formula Al a Ga 1-a N, the barrier layer
- the difference (ae) between the Al composition (a) and the Al composition (e) of the well layer is preferably 0.02 or more, and the upper limit of the difference (ae) is not particularly limited. However, it is preferably 0.87 or less.
- the absolute value of the Al composition (e) of the well layer in the case where the well layer is formed from a single crystal represented by the composition formula Al e Ga 1-e N is determined by the balance with the band gap of the other layers.
- the composition formula Al e Ga 1-e N (0.33 ⁇ e ⁇ 1.00) may be satisfied, and the composition formula Al e Ga 1-e N (0.33 ⁇ e ⁇ 0.87) may be satisfied.
- the composition formula Al e Ga 1-e N (0.33 ⁇ e ⁇ 0.78) is more preferable, and the composition formula Al e Ga 1-e N (0.33 ⁇ e It is particularly preferable that ⁇ 0.68) is satisfied.
- the thickness of the well layer is preferably 4 nm or more and 20 nm or less.
- the thickness of the well layer is 4 nm or more and 20 nm or less. Further improve.
- the well layer is relatively thick, that is, 4 nm or more, the hole injection efficiency is improved, so that the occurrence of carrier overflow in the high current injection region can be reduced.
- the internal electric field in the active layer acts to spatially separate the wave functions of electrons and holes confined in the well layer and reduce the recombination efficiency.
- the thickness of the well layer is 20 nm or less.
- the internal electric field can be sufficiently screened (screened) by the injected carriers, spatial separation between the electron wave function and the hole wave function can be suppressed, and the recombination probability can be increased.
- nitride semiconductors particularly nitride semiconductor light emitting devices represented by AlGaN, form a triangular potential instead of a rectangular potential due to the effect of spontaneous polarization at heterointerfaces having different compositions. Therefore, when a quantum well layer is formed, electrons and holes injected by the quantum confined Stark effect (Quantum Confined Stark Effect: hereinafter simply referred to as “QCSE”) due to the internal electric field are respectively present at the opposite interface. Since it has a bias, it is spatially separated.
- QSE Quantum Confined Stark Effect
- the thickness of the well layer is 20 nm or less, the internal electric field can be sufficiently screened (shielded) by the injected carriers, so that QCSE can be suppressed.
- the thickness of the well layer is preferably 4 nm or more and 18 nm or less, and more preferably 4 nm or more and 15 nm or less.
- the thickness and composition of each well layer may be the same or different,
- the thickness of any well layer is preferably 4 nm or more and 20 nm or less, and any well layer is formed of a single crystal having a composition formula of Al e Ga 1-e N (0.33 ⁇ e ⁇ 0.87).
- the difference (ae) between the Al composition (a) in the barrier layer and the Al composition (e) in the well layer is preferably 0.02 or more.
- the plurality of well layers are preferably layers having the same thickness and composition.
- the active layer 30 has a plurality of barrier layers, and the plurality of barrier layers are in contact with the n-type layer 20, one barrier layer 30 b, and another barrier in contact with the electron blocking layer 40. And a layer 34b.
- the active layer 30 has such a structure, it is possible to prevent the dopant from diffusing from the n-type layer 20 and the p-type layers 51 and 52 to the well layers 30a, 31a, 32a, and 33a.
- the barrier layers 30b to 34b may be added with a p-type or n-type dopant.
- a p-type dopant is added to the barrier layers 30b to 34b, the effect of suppressing carrier overflow and the effect of reducing QCSE can be enhanced.
- an n-type dopant is added to the barrier layers 30b to 34b, the effect of reducing QCSE can be enhanced.
- the electron blocking layer 40 is a layer for suppressing a part of electrons injected from the n-type layer to the active layer by applying an electric field from leaking to the p-type layer side. Therefore, the electron blocking layer 40 needs to have a band gap larger than the band gap of any layer that forms the active layer 30 and the p-type layer 50 described later, and the active layer 30 and the p-type first layer described later. It must be formed between the layer (p-type cladding layer) 51.
- the band gap of the electron blocking layer 40 is larger than the band gap of any layer constituting the active layer 30 and larger than the band gap of any layer constituting the p-type layer 50.
- the band gap of the electron block layer 40 is not particularly limited as long as it is larger than the band gap of any layer constituting the active layer 30 and the p-type layer 50. However, it is preferably 0.03 eV or more, more preferably 0.05 eV or more, and particularly preferably 0.20 eV or more larger than the band gap of the barrier layer having the largest band gap in the active layer 30. .
- the upper limit of the difference between the band gap of the electron blocking layer 40 and the maximum band gap of the active layer 30 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 2.15 eV or less from the viewpoint of productivity. In addition, the band gap of the electron blocking layer 40 is 0.
- the band gap of the layer (p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51) having the largest band gap among the layers constituting the p-type layer 50 is preferably greater than 02 eV, more preferably greater than 0.04 eV, and particularly preferably greater than 0.10 eV.
- the upper limit of the difference between the band gap of the electron block layer 40 and the maximum band gap of the layers constituting the p-type layer 50 is not particularly limited, but may be 2.14 eV or less from the viewpoint of productivity. Preferably, it is 2.09 eV or less, more preferably 1.20 eV or less.
- the absolute value of the band gap of the electron blocking layer 40 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 4.18 eV or more and 6.30 eV or less, more preferably 4.25 eV or more and 6.30 eV or less, It is particularly preferably 4.70 eV or more and 6.30 eV or less.
- the electron block layer 40 is preferably formed of an AlGaN single crystal.
- the electron block layer 40 has an Al composition ratio higher than any of the layers constituting the active layer 30 and the p-type layer 50. It is preferably formed from a high AlGaN single crystal.
- the electron block layer 40 may be formed from an AlGaN single crystal having an Al composition lower than the Al composition of the n-type layer 20, but the n-type layer 20 It is preferably formed from an AlGaN single crystal having an Al composition higher than the Al composition. That is, the electron block layer 40 is preferably formed from an AlGaN single crystal having a higher Al composition than any other layer.
- the Al composition (c) of the electron block layer 40 is preferably 0.45 ⁇ c ⁇ 1.00, 0.53 It is particularly preferable that ⁇ c ⁇ 1.00.
- the difference (c ⁇ a) between the Al composition (c) of the electron blocking layer 40 and the Al composition (a) of the barrier layer is 0.11 to 0.98. It is preferably 0.13 to 0.80, more preferably 0.13 to 0.60.
- the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 is formed of a single crystal represented by the composition formula Al b Ga 1-b N (0.44 ⁇ b ⁇ 1.00), electrons
- the Al composition (c) of the block layer 40 is preferably larger than the Al composition (b) of the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51.
- the difference (cb) in the Al composition between the electron blocking layer 40 and the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 is preferably more than 0.00 and 0.88 or less. It is more preferably 0.000 or more and 0.80 or less, and further preferably 0.01 or more and 0.70 or less.
- the electron blocking layer 40 may be doped with a p-type dopant or may be an undoped layer.
- the impurity concentration is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 16 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 [cm ⁇ 3 ].
- the electron blocking layer 40 may include both a region doped with a p-type dopant and an undoped region.
- the impurity concentration of the entire electron blocking layer 40 is preferably 1 ⁇ 10 16 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 [cm ⁇ 3 ].
- the thickness of the electron block layer 40 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 100 includes the electron block layer 40 and is larger in the p-type layer 50 than the band gap of the n-type first layer (20) having the smallest band gap in the n-type layer 20.
- a p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 having a band gap is provided.
- the p-type layer 50 is a p-type second layer (p-type contact) in contact with the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 and the p-type electrode 70. Layer) 52.
- the p-type layer 50 is doped with a p-type dopant and exhibits p-type conductivity characteristics. Specifically, it is preferable to include Mg as a p-type dopant so that the impurity concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 16 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 [cm ⁇ 3 ].
- the impurities may be distributed uniformly or may have a non-uniform impurity concentration distribution. Further, when the p-type layer 50 is composed of a plurality of layers as shown in FIG. 1, the impurity concentrations of the plurality of layers may be the same or different.
- the p-type has a band gap larger than the band gap of the n-type first layer (n-type layer 20 in FIGS. 1 and 2) having the smallest band gap in the n-type layer.
- a first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 is provided, and an electron blocking layer 40 is provided between the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) and the active layer 30.
- the electron blocking layer 40 acts as a potential barrier against electrons that are about to flow into the p-type layer 50 from the active layer 30, and the presence of this p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 allows the active layer Since the seepage of the electron wave function from 30 to the p-type layer 50 side of the electron blocking layer 40 can be reduced, the outflow of electrons from the active layer 30 to the p-type layer 50 can be more effectively reduced.
- the difference in band gap between the n-type layer 20 (n-type first layer) and the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 is not particularly limited, but the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) ) Preferably has a band gap larger by 0.01 eV or more than the n-type first layer 20, and more preferably has a band gap larger by 0.10 eV or more.
- the upper limit of the difference in band gap between the n-type layer 20 (n-type first layer) and the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 is not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of productivity. Is preferably 1.50 eV or less, more preferably 1.00 eV or less, and particularly preferably 0.50 eV or less.
- the absolute value of the band gap of the p-type first layer 51 is not particularly limited as long as it is larger than that of the n-type first layer 20, but is preferably 4.16 eV or more and 6.28 eV or less, Furthermore, it is preferably 4.21 eV or more and 6.26 eV or less, and particularly preferably 4.60 eV or more and 5.60 eV or less.
- the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 is preferably formed of a single crystal represented by the composition formula Al b Ga 1-b N (0.44 ⁇ b ⁇ 1.00).
- the composition (b) is more preferably 0.52 or more and 0.99 or less.
- the difference (b ⁇ a) between the Al composition (b) of the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) and the Al composition of the barrier layer is more than 0.10 and not more than 0.45 as described above. Is preferable, and it is more preferable that it is 0.12 to 0.45.
- the thickness of the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1 nm or more and 1 ⁇ m or less.
- the p-type layer 50 may be a single layer (in this case, the p-type layer 50 becomes a p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer)), but a p-type second layer (p-type).
- the contact layer 52 it is easy to achieve ohmic contact with the p-type electrode 70, and it is easy to reduce contact resistance with the p-type electrode 70.
- the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 has a band gap smaller than that of the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51.
- the band gap of the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 is smaller than the band gap of the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51, and its absolute value is It is preferably 0.70 eV or more and 6.00 eV or less, and more preferably 3.00 eV or more and 4.50 eV or less.
- a form in which the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 is formed of GaN (band gap: 3.4 eV) can be given.
- the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 is preferably formed from an AlGaN single crystal.
- the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 is preferably formed from an AlGaN single crystal.
- the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 The Al composition is preferably smaller than the Al composition of the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51.
- the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 is composed of a single crystal represented by the composition formula Al f Ga 1-f N, the Al composition (f) is 0.00 to 1.00.
- the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 may contain In as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired.
- the thickness of the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 is preferably 1 nm or more and 250 nm or less.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 100 in which the active layer 30 has a quantum well structure and the number of the well layers is four is mainly exemplified, but the present invention is limited to this form. Not.
- the number of well layers may be one or plural.
- the upper limit of the number of well layers is not particularly limited, but is preferably 10 or less from the viewpoint of productivity of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device.
- the active layer 30 has a bulk structure (double heterostructure) instead of a quantum well structure.
- the thickness of the active layer 30 is preferably 20 to 100 nm.
- the active layer 30 is configured by a quantum well structure including the well layers 30a to 33a and the barrier layers 30b to 34b, and the layer in contact with the n-type layer 20 is the barrier layer 30b.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 100 in which the contacting layer is the barrier layer 34b has been mainly exemplified and described, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device having a first well layer in contact with the n-type layer and a second well layer in contact with the electron blocking layer may be provided.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an energy band diagram of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 100 ′ according to another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG.
- the active layer 30 ′ has well layers 30a, 31a, 32a, and 33a and barrier layers 31b, 32b, and 33b, and is n-type.
- the layer in contact with the layer 20 is the well layer 30a
- the layer in contact with the electron blocking layer 40 is the well layer 33a.
- the electron block layer 40 functions as a barrier layer of the well layer 33a, the carrier overflow can be suppressed also by such a laminated structure.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an energy band diagram of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 100 ′′ according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the same elements as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 3, and description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIG. 4, the same elements as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 3, and description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIG.
- the active layer 30 ′′ includes the well layers 30a, 31a, 32a, and 33a and the barrier layers 30b, 31b, 32b, and 33b.
- the layer in contact with the n-type layer 20 is the barrier layer 30b, and the layer in contact with the electron blocking layer 40 is the well layer 33a.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an energy band diagram of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device 100 ′ ′′ according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the same elements as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 4, and description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIG.
- the active layer 30 ′ ′′ includes well layers 30a, 31a, 32a, and 33a and barrier layers 31b, 32b, 33b, and 34b.
- the layer in contact with the n-type layer 20 is the well layer 30a, and the layer in contact with the electron blocking layer 40 is the barrier layer 34b.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 100 in the form in which the active layer 30 and the electron blocking layer 40 are in direct contact with each other is mainly exemplified and described.
- the form is not limited.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device having a p-type third layer provided between the active layer and the electron blocking layer may be used.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device 200 according to such another embodiment.
- FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of an energy band diagram of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 200 of FIG.
- FIGS. 1 to 5 the same elements as those shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 5, and the description thereof is omitted.
- a p-type third layer 53 is provided between the active layer 30 and the electron blocking layer 40.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of FIG. Different from the device 100.
- the other p-type layers (p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 and p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52) are connected to the active layer 30.
- the quality of the active layer 30 can be improved.
- the p-type third layer 53 may be a layer doped with a p-type dopant at the time of formation, like the other p-type layers, or after forming an undoped layer once, the dopant of the other p-type layer
- the undoped layer may be a layer having p-type conductivity by the diffusion of.
- the p-type third layer 53 is formed on the active layer 30, and the electron blocking layer 40 is formed thereon.
- the band gap of the p-type third layer 53 is preferably the same as the band gap of the active layer 30, particularly the band gaps of the barrier layers 30b to 34d.
- the thickness of the p-type third layer 53 is preferably 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less.
- the n-type layer is composed of a plurality of layers
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 100 in which the n-type layer is a single layer, that is, the n-type layer 20 is the n-type first layer having the smallest band gap in the n-type layer Although 200 is mainly exemplified, the present invention is not limited to this form.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device having an n-type layer composed of a plurality of layers may be provided. The nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention according to such another embodiment will be described below.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIGS. 9A and 9B are diagrams for explaining examples of energy band diagrams in the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 300 of FIG. 8 and 9, the same elements as those already appearing in FIGS. 1 to 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 7, and the description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIG.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device 300 includes an n-type layer 20 ′ composed of two layers of an n-type underlayer 20A and an n-type cladding layer 20B instead of a single n-type layer 20. This is different from the nitride semiconductor light emitting devices 100 and 200 of FIGS. 1 and 6 in this respect. As shown in FIG. 8, the n-type cladding layer 20B is provided between the n-type underlayer 20A and the active layer 30.
- the n-type underlayer 20A is for relaxing lattice mismatch between the substrate 10 and the growth layer (the n-type clad layer 20B and the n-type clad layer 20B in FIG. 8) and roughening of the interface. Is a layer.
- the underlayer may be an undoped layer, but is preferably a layer having n-type conductivity like the n-type underlayer 20A.
- An advantage of the n-type underlayer is that the drive voltage can be lowered in a flip-chip type light emitting element that requires current injection from the lateral direction.
- the n-type cladding layer 20B is a layer that plays the same role as the n-type layer (for example, the n-type layer 20 in the nitride semiconductor light emitting devices 100 and 200) in a form in which the n-type layer is a single layer, and the n-type underlayer A layer for supplying electrons to the active layer 30 together with 20A.
- the n-type underlayer 20A and the n-type cladding layer 20B are n-type layers, for example, Si is used as a dopant so that the impurity concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 16 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 [cm ⁇ 3 ]. Is preferred.
- This impurity (dopant) may be uniformly distributed in the n-type underlayer 20A and the n-type cladding layer 20B or may be unevenly distributed.
- a part of the n-type underlayer 20A on the side in contact with the substrate 10 may be undoped.
- the band gap of the n-type underlayer 20A has an n-type cladding layer. It is preferably larger than the band gap of 20B.
- the layer having the smallest band gap in the n-type layer 20 ', that is, the n-type first layer is preferably the n-type cladding layer 20B.
- the band gap of the n-type underlayer 20A is preferably smaller than the band gap of the n-type cladding layer 20B.
- the layer having the smallest band gap in the n-type layer 20 ', that is, the n-type first layer is preferably the n-type cladding layer 20A.
- the n-type underlayer 20A also functions as an n-type clad layer. be able to.
- the band gap of the n-type underlayer 20A is larger than that of the n-type cladding layer 20B (see FIG. 9A)
- the n-type underlayer 20A and the n-type underlayer 20A The difference in band gap from the mold cladding layer 20B is preferably 0.025 eV or more and 2.00 eV or less.
- the band gap between the n-type underlayer 20A and the n-type cladding layer 20B The difference is preferably 0.025 eV or more and 2.00 eV or less.
- the absolute value of the band gap of the n-type underlayer 20A is preferably 3.4 eV or more and 6.30 eV or less, and the absolute value of the band gap of the n-type cladding layer 20B is 4.15 eV or more and 6.27 eV or less. It is preferable that The preferable range of the absolute value of the band gap of the n-type underlayer 20A and the n-type cladding layer 20B is the same when other n-type layers are further formed.
- the thickness of the n-type underlayer 20A is preferably 1 nm or more and 50 ⁇ m or less, and the thickness of the n-type cladding layer 20B is preferably 1 nm or more and 50 ⁇ m or less.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 300 having the p-type first layer (p-type clad layer) 51 and the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 has been exemplified.
- the form is not limited.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device in which a p-type third layer is further provided between the active layer and the electron blocking layer can be provided.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device 400 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining an example of an energy band diagram in the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 400 of FIG. 10 and 11, the same elements as those already shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 9, and the description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIG.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 400 includes an n-type layer 20 ′ configured by two layers of an n-type cladding layer 20 ⁇ / b> B and an n-type hole blocking layer 20 ⁇ / b> C instead of a single n-type layer 20. This is different from the nitride semiconductor light emitting devices 100 and 200 of FIGS. 1 and 6 in this respect. As shown in FIG. 10, the n-type hole blocking layer 20 ⁇ / b> C is provided between the n-type cladding layer 20 ⁇ / b> B and the active layer 30.
- the n-type hole blocking layer 20C is a layer for suppressing a part of holes injected from the p-type layer to the active layer from leaking to the n-type layer side by applying an electric field.
- the n-type cladding layer 20B is a layer that plays the same role as the n-type layer (for example, the n-type layer 20 in the nitride semiconductor light emitting devices 100 and 200) in a form in which the n-type layer is a single layer, This is a layer for supplying to the active layer 30.
- the n-type cladding layer 20B and the n-type hole blocking layer 20C are n-type layers, for example, Si is used as a dopant so that the impurity concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 16 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 [cm ⁇ 3 ]. It is preferable. This impurity may be uniformly distributed in the n-type cladding layer 20B and the n-type hole block layer 20C, or may be distributed non-uniformly.
- the band gap of the n-type hole blocking layer 20C is preferably larger than the band gap of the n-type cladding layer 20B.
- the layer having the smallest band gap in the n-type layer 20 ′′, that is, the n-type first layer is preferably the n-type cladding layer 20B.
- the difference in band gap between the n-type cladding layer 20B and the n-type hole blocking layer 20C is preferably 0.025 eV or more and 2.00 eV or less.
- the absolute value of the band gap of the n-type cladding layer 20B is preferably 4.15 eV or more and 6.27 eV or less, and the absolute value of the band gap of the n-type hole blocking layer 20C is 4.18 eV or more and 6.29 eV.
- the preferable range of the absolute values of the band gaps of the n-type cladding layer 20B and the n-type hole blocking layer 20C is the same when other n-type layers are further formed.
- the thickness of the n-type cladding layer 20B is preferably 1 nm or more and 50 ⁇ m or less, and the thickness of the n-type hole blocking layer 20C is preferably 1 nm or more and 1 ⁇ m or less.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 400 having the p-type first layer (p-type clad layer) 51 and the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 has been exemplified.
- the form is not limited.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device in which a p-type third layer is further provided between the active layer and the electron blocking layer can be provided.
- FIG. 12 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device 500 of the present invention according to another embodiment.
- 13A and 13B are diagrams for explaining examples of energy band diagrams in the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 500 of FIG. 12 and 13, the same elements as those already shown in FIGS. 1 to 11 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. 1 to 11, and the description thereof is omitted. As shown in FIG.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device 500 includes an n-type layer 20 ′ composed of two layers of an n-type cladding layer 20B and an n-type current diffusion layer 20D instead of a single n-type layer 20. ”, which differs from the nitride semiconductor light emitting devices 100 and 200 of FIGS. As shown in FIG. 12, the n-type current diffusion layer 20 ⁇ / b> D is provided between the n-type cladding layer 20 ⁇ / b> B and the active layer 30.
- a semiconductor light emitting device that needs to inject current in the lateral direction (the direction of the laminated surface in the laminated structure inside the device)
- carriers in the depth direction of the light emitting device the normal direction of the laminated surface in the laminated structure inside the device
- the required moving distance of the carrier in the lateral direction of the light emitting element is longer than the required moving distance. Therefore, the driving voltage of the light emitting element increases with the resistance proportional to the required moving distance in the lateral direction of the carrier. Therefore, a structure using a two-dimensional electron gas is generally used to increase the carrier conductivity in the lateral direction of the device, and such a structure is called a current diffusion layer.
- the Fermi level exists above the lower end of the conduction band due to the formation of the triangular potential.
- the n-type cladding layer 20B is a layer that plays a role of supplying electrons to the active layer. Since these n-type cladding layer 20B and n-type current diffusion layer 20D are n-type layers, for example, Si is used as a dopant so that the impurity concentration is 1 ⁇ 10 16 to 1 ⁇ 10 21 [cm ⁇ 3 ]. It is preferable. Impurities (dopants) may be distributed uniformly in the n-type cladding layer 20B and the n-type current diffusion layer 20D, or may be distributed unevenly.
- FIG. 13A is a diagram for explaining an energy band diagram when the band gap of the n-type current diffusion layer 20D is smaller than the band gap of the n-type cladding layer 20B.
- the layer (n-type first layer) having the smallest energy gap in the n-type layer is the n-type current diffusion layer 20D.
- the n-type current diffusion layer 20D may have a larger band gap than the n-type cladding layer 20B as long as a two-dimensional electron gas can be generated by forming a triangular potential.
- FIG. 13B is a diagram illustrating an energy band diagram when the band gap of the n-type current diffusion layer 20D is larger than the band gap of the n-type cladding layer 20B.
- the layer (n-type first layer) having the smallest energy gap in the n-type layer is the n-type cladding layer 20B.
- the difference in band gap between the n-type cladding layer 20B and the n-type current diffusion layer 20D is preferably 0.03 eV or more and 2.00 eV or less.
- the absolute value of the band gap of the n-type current diffusion layer 20D is smaller than the absolute value of the band gap of the n-type cladding layer 20B (see FIG. 13A)
- the band gap of the n-type current diffusion layer 20D The absolute value is preferably 4.15 eV or more and 6.27 eV or less
- the band gap of the n-type cladding layer 20B is preferably 4.18 eV or more and 6.30 eV or less.
- the band gap of the n-type current diffusion layer 20D When the absolute value of the band gap of the n-type current diffusion layer 20D is larger than the absolute value of the band gap of the n-type cladding layer 20B (see FIG. 13B), the band gap of the n-type current diffusion layer 20D
- the absolute value is preferably 4.18 eV or more and 6.30 eV or less, and the band gap of the n-type cladding layer 20B is preferably 4.15 eV or more and 6.27 eV or less.
- the thickness of the n-type cladding layer 20B is preferably 1 nm or more and 50 ⁇ m or less, and the thickness of the n-type current diffusion layer 20D is preferably 1 nm or more and 1 ⁇ m or less.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 500 in which the n-type current diffusion layer 20D is provided separately from the n-type cladding layer 20B and the active layer 30 is stacked in contact with the n-type current diffusion layer 20D.
- the present invention is not limited to this form.
- An n-type current diffusion layer is formed inside the n-type cladding layer, and therefore, a nitride semiconductor light emitting device in which the active layer is not in direct contact with the n-type current diffusion layer can be obtained.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 500 having the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 and the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) 52 as the p-type layer is mainly exemplified.
- the present invention is not limited to this form.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device in which a p-type third layer is further provided between the active layer and the electron blocking layer can be provided.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 300, 400 having an n-type layer composed of a combination of two layers is not limited to these forms.
- a nitride semiconductor light emitting device having an n-type layer composed of another combination of a plurality of layers may be used.
- the plurality of layers constituting the n-type layer may be two or more layers selected from an n-type underlayer, an n-type cladding layer, an n-type hole blocking layer, and an n-type current spreading layer.
- each layer is as described above. However, as an order in which the plurality of layers constituting the n-type layer exemplified above are stacked on the substrate, Substrate / (n-type underlayer) / n-type cladding layer / (n-type hole blocking layer, n-type current diffusion layer) (The layer in parentheses indicates that the layer is not an essential layer.
- the order of stacking the n-type hole blocking layer and the n-type current diffusion layer is not particularly limited.)
- the layer having the smallest band gap among the n-type underlayer, the n-type cladding layer, the n-type hole blocking layer, and the n-type current spreading layer Corresponds to the n-type first layer.
- FIG. 14 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a nitride semiconductor light emitting device 600 according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 600 has a single p-type layer 50 ′ instead of the p-type layer 50 composed of a plurality of layers, and is different from the nitride semiconductor light emitting device 100 and the like exemplified above in this respect. is doing.
- the p-type layer 50 ′ has a p-type layer having a larger band gap than the n-type first layer having the smallest band gap in the n-type layer, that is, the p-type first layer. It corresponds to one layer.
- the second aspect of the present invention is a nitride semiconductor wafer having the laminated structure described above for the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention.
- the nitride semiconductor wafer of the present invention usually has a laminated structure of the nitride semiconductor light emitting device of the present invention described above.
- a plurality of nitride semiconductor light emitting devices of the present invention can be obtained by cutting out individual devices from the nitride semiconductor wafer.
- the ratio of the constituent elements of each layer was measured by X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the band gap was determined by the photoluminescence method (PL method).
- XRD measurement was performed using X'Pert® PRO manufactured by PANalytical® B.V, and HR800® UV manufactured by HORIBA, IV Ltd. was used for the PL method.
- SMS-500 manufactured by SphereOptics GmbH was used, and the wavelength with the maximum emission intensity was recorded as the emission wavelength.
- the external quantum efficiency was measured using the same apparatus as that used for measuring the emission wavelength.
- Example 1 A nitride semiconductor light emitting device having the laminated structure shown in FIG. 1 was manufactured.
- an Al 0.75 Ga 0.25 N layer (n-type first layer) doped with Si is formed as an n-type layer (20) on a C-plane AlN substrate 10 having a side of 7 mm square and a thickness of 500 ⁇ m by MOCVD.
- a barrier layer (composition Al 0.75 Ga 0.25 N, band gap 5.23 eV, undoped, layer thickness 7 nm) so that barrier layers and well layers are alternately stacked on the n-type layer (20).
- 5 layers and well layers (composition Al 0.5 Ga 0.5 N, band gap 4.55 eV, undoped, layer thickness 7 nm) are formed to form a quantum well structure having four quantum wells (see FIG.
- An active layer (30) having 2) was formed.
- One barrier layer was formed in contact with the n-type layer (20), and the other barrier layer was formed as the outermost layer.
- An MgN-doped AlN layer (band gap 6.00 eV, Mg concentration 5 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ on the active layer (30) (ie, on the barrier layer that is the outermost layer of the active layer) as the electron blocking layer (40). 3 and a layer thickness of 30 nm).
- a p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) (51) an Mg 0.8- doped Al 0.8 Ga 0.2 N layer (band gap 5.38 eV, Mg concentration 5 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 and a layer thickness of 50 nm).
- a GaN layer doped with Mg band gap 3.40 eV, Mg concentration 2 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 , layer thickness 100 nm.
- a predetermined resist pattern is formed on the surface of the p-type second layer (p-type cladding layer) (52) by photolithography, and the window portion where the resist pattern is not formed is subjected to reactive ion etching to form an n-type layer (20 Etching was performed until the surface was exposed.
- a Ti (20 nm) / Al (200 nm) / Au (5 nm) electrode (negative electrode) is formed on the surface of the n-type layer (20) by a vacuum deposition method, and in a nitrogen atmosphere at 810 ° C. for 1 minute. Heat treatment was performed.
- a Ni (20 nm) / Au (50 nm) electrode (positive electrode) is formed on the surface of the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) (52) by vacuum deposition, and then in an oxygen atmosphere for 3 minutes. Heat treatment was performed at 550 ° C. to manufacture a nitride semiconductor light emitting device.
- the obtained nitride semiconductor light emitting device had an emission wavelength of 267 nm when the current injection was 10 mA, and the external quantum efficiency was 2.2%.
- Example 1 (Comparative Example 1) In Example 1, the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) (51) was changed to the composition Al 0.75 Ga 0.25 N and the band gap 5.23 eV (Mg concentration 5 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 ). A nitride semiconductor light emitting device was fabricated by performing the same operation as in Example 1 except for the above.
- the obtained nitride semiconductor device had an emission wavelength of 267 nm when the current injection was 10 mA, and the external quantum efficiency was 1.7%.
- Example 2 (Comparative Example 2) In Example 1, except that the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) 51 was changed to a composition Al 0.7 Ga 0.3 N and a band gap of 5.09 eV (Mg concentration 5 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 ). By performing the same operation as in Example 1, a nitride semiconductor light emitting device was fabricated.
- the emission wavelength of the obtained nitride semiconductor light emitting device has an emission wavelength of 267 nm when the current injection is 10 mA, and the external quantum efficiency was 1.3%.
- Example 2 A wafer having a plurality of nitride semiconductor light emitting elements having the laminated structure shown in FIG. 1 was manufactured, and the nitride semiconductor light emitting elements were cut out from the wafer. However, the number of quantum wells in the active layer was three.
- an Al 0.75 Ga 0.25 N layer (band gap 5) doped with Si is formed as an n-type layer (20) on a C-plane AlN substrate (10) having a side of 7 mm square and a thickness of 500 ⁇ m by MOCVD. .23 eV, Si concentration 1 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 ) with a layer thickness of 1.0 ⁇ m.
- a barrier layer doped with Si (composition Al 0.75 Ga 0.25 N, band gap 5.23 eV, Si concentration so that barrier layers and well layers are alternately stacked on the n-type layer (20).
- Si composition Al 0.75 Ga 0.25 N, band gap 5.23 eV, Si concentration so that barrier layers and well layers are alternately stacked on the n-type layer (20).
- An active layer (30) having a quantum well structure including three quantum wells was formed.
- One barrier layer was formed in contact with the n-type layer (20), and the other barrier layer was formed as the outermost layer.
- An MgN-doped AlN layer (band gap 6.00 eV, Mg concentration 5 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ on the active layer (30) (ie, on the barrier layer that is the outermost layer of the active layer) as the electron blocking layer (40). 3 and a layer thickness of 15 nm).
- a p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) (51) an Mg 0.8 doped Al 0.80 Ga 0.20 N layer (band gap 5.38 eV, Mg concentration 5 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 and a layer thickness of 50 nm).
- a GaN layer doped with Mg band gap 3.40 eV, Mg concentration 2 ⁇ 10 19 cm ⁇ 3 , layer thickness 100 nm).
- a predetermined resist pattern is formed on the surface of the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) (52) by photolithography, and the window portion where no resist pattern is formed is subjected to reactive ion etching to form an n-type layer (20 Etching was performed until the surface was exposed.
- a Ti (20 nm) / Al (200 nm) / Au (5 nm) electrode (negative electrode) is formed on the surface of the n-type layer (20) by a vacuum deposition method, and in a nitrogen atmosphere at 810 ° C. for 1 minute. Heat treatment was performed.
- a Ni (20 nm) / Au (50 nm) electrode (positive electrode) is formed on the surface of the p-type second layer (p-type contact layer) (52) by vacuum deposition, and then in an oxygen atmosphere for 3 minutes. Heat treatment was performed at 550 ° C. to manufacture a nitride semiconductor wafer having the above laminated structure. The obtained nitride semiconductor wafer was cut into a 700 ⁇ m square to produce a nitride semiconductor light emitting device.
- the obtained nitride semiconductor device had an emission wavelength of 272 nm when the current injection was 100 mA, and the external quantum efficiency was 2.0%.
- Example 3 In Example 2, the same operation as in Example 2 was performed except that each barrier layer was changed to the composition Al 0.65 Ga 0.35 N (band gap 4.95 eV, Si concentration 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 ). By performing, the nitride semiconductor wafer and the nitride semiconductor light emitting element were produced. The obtained nitride semiconductor light emitting device had an emission wavelength of 267 nm when the current injection was 100 mA, and the external quantum efficiency was 2.3%.
- Example 4 In Example 3, a nitride semiconductor wafer and a nitride semiconductor light emitting device were manufactured by performing the same operation as in Example 3 except that the thickness of each well layer was changed from 2 nm to 4 nm. The obtained nitride semiconductor light emitting device had an emission wavelength of 270 nm when the current injection was 100 mA, and the external quantum efficiency was 2.7%.
- Example 5 In Example 2, each barrier layer was changed to the composition Al 0.60 Ga 0.40 N (band gap 4.81 eV, Si concentration 1 ⁇ 10 18 cm ⁇ 3 ), and the thickness of each well layer was changed from 2 nm to 6 nm.
- a nitride semiconductor wafer and a nitride semiconductor light emitting device were produced by performing the same operation as in Example 3 except that the change was made.
- the obtained nitride semiconductor light emitting device had an emission wavelength of 263 nm when the current injection was 100 mA, and the external quantum efficiency was 3.2%.
- Table 1 shows configurations and evaluation results of Examples 1 to 5 and Comparative Examples 1 and 2.
- the nitride semiconductor elements of Examples 1 to 5 are nitrided of Comparative Examples 1 and 2 that do not have a p-type layer having a band gap larger than the minimum band gap of the n-type layer on the side opposite to the active layer of the electron block layer. Compared with a physical semiconductor light emitting device, the light emission efficiency was good. All of the nitride semiconductor devices of Examples 1 to 5 are an n-type layer, an active layer having a well layer and a barrier layer, an electron block layer, a p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer), and a p-type second layer.
- the barrier layer is represented by the composition formula Al a Ga 1-a N (0.34 ⁇ a ⁇ 0.89)
- the layer (p-type cladding layer) is represented by the composition formula Al b Ga 1-b N (0.44 ⁇ b ⁇ 1.00).
- the difference (ba) between the Al composition of the p-type first layer (p-type cladding layer) and the Al composition of the barrier layer exceeds 0.10 and is 0.45 or less.
- the nitride semiconductor light emitting device showed a light emission efficiency even better than the nitride semiconductor light emitting devices of Examples 1 and 2 that were not. Further, the nitride semiconductor light emitting devices of Examples 4 to 5 in which the thickness of the well layer is in the range of 4 to 20 nm showed particularly excellent luminous efficiency.
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[1] 200~300nmの発光波長を有する窒化物半導体発光素子であって、
単一の層またはバンドギャップの異なる複数の層からなるn型層、
単一の層またはバンドギャップの異なる複数の層からなるp型層、及び
n型層とp型層との間に配設された活性層を有し、
p型層は、n型層内で最小のバンドギャップを有するn型第一層のバンドギャップよりも大きいバンドギャップを有するp型第一層を有し、かつ
活性層およびp型層を形成する層のバンドギャップのいずれよりも大きいバンドギャップを有する電子ブロック層が、活性層とp型第一層との間に設けられていることを特徴とする、窒化物半導体発光素子である。
先ずは、窒化物半導体発光素子の基本的な概要について説明する。
基板10としては、公知の方法で製造された公知の基板を特に制限なく用いることができる。基板10として採用可能な基板の具体例としては、AlN基板、GaN基板、サファイア基板、SiC基板、Si基板等が挙げられる。中でも、C面を成長面とするAlN基板、又はC面を成長面とするサファイア基板であることが好ましい。なお、基板10の厚みは、特に制限されるものではないが、0.1mm~2mmであることが好ましい。
n型層20は、n型のドーパントがドープされている層である。図1の深紫外発光素子1においては、n型層20が単一層であり、したがってn型層20とn型層内で最小のバンドギャップを有するn型第一層とは同一の層である。このn型層20は、特に制限されるものではないが、例えば、n型層20がSiをドーパントとして、不純物濃度が1×1016~1×1021[cm-3]となるように該ドーパントを含むことによりn型の導電特性を示す形態を好ましく採用できる。ドーパント材料は、Si以外の材料であってもよい。
活性層30は、一以上の井戸層と一以上の障壁層とを備える量子井戸構造(以下において単に「量子井戸構造」ということがある。)を有している。図2のエネルギーバンド図において、活性層30は井戸層30a、31a、32a、及び33a、並びに障壁層30b、31b、32b、33b、及び34bを備える量子井戸構造を有している。
障壁層は組成式AlaGa1-aN(0.34≦a≦1.00)で表される組成を有する単結晶から形成されればよく、組成式AlaGa1-aN(0.34≦a≦0.89)で表される組成を有する単結晶から形成されることが好ましい。そして、後述するようにp型第一層(p型クラッド層)51が組成式AlbGa1-bN(0.44<b<1.00)で表される単結晶から形成されるとき、p型第一層(p型クラッド層)51のAl組成と各障壁層のAl組成との差(b-a)が0.10を超えて0.45以下であることが好ましく、このとき、生産性を高めつつ発光効率をさらに高める観点から、障壁層のAl組成(a)が0.34≦a≦0.80であり且つAl組成の差(b-a)が0.12以上0.45以下であることがより好ましく、障壁層のAl組成(a)が0.40≦a≦0.70であり且つAl組成の差(b-a)が0.12以上0.45以下であることが特に好ましい。
井戸層は組成式AleGa1-eN(0.33≦e≦0.87)で表される組成を有する単結晶から形成されることが好ましい。井戸層は、障壁層よりも小さいバンドギャップを有するように形成される。そのため、井戸層及び障壁層の両方がAlGaNの単結晶から形成される場合には、井戸層は、障壁層のAl組成よりも低いAl組成を有するAlGaNの単結晶から形成される。
図2に示すように活性層30は、複数の障壁層を有し、且つ、該複数の障壁層が、n型層20に接する一の障壁層30bと、電子ブロック層40と接する他の障壁層34bとを含む構造を有している。活性層30がこのような構造を有することにより、n型層20およびp型層51、52からドーパントが井戸層30a、31a、32a、及び33aへ拡散することを防ぐことが可能になる。
電子ブロック層40は、電界をかけたことによりn型層から活性層へと注入された電子の一部がp型層側に漏れることを抑制するための層である。そのため、電子ブロック層40は、活性層30および後述するp型層50を形成するいずれの層のバンドギャップよりも大きいバンドギャップを有する必要があり、また、活性層30と後述するp型第一層(p型クラッド層)51との間に形成される必要がある。
窒化物半導体発光素子100は、電子ブロック層40を有すると共に、p型層50内に、上記n型層20内で最小のバンドギャップを有するn型第一層(20)のバンドギャップよりも大きいバンドギャップを有するp型第一層(p型クラッド層)51を有する。
窒化物半導体発光素子100においては、n型層内で最小のバンドギャップを有するn型第一層(図1及び図2においてはn型層20)のバンドギャップよりも大きいバンドギャップを有するp型第一層(p型クラッド層)51が設けられており、p型第一層(p型クラッド層)と活性層30との間に電子ブロック層40が設けられている。電子ブロック層40は活性層30からp型層50へ流入しようとする電子に対してポテンシャル障壁として作用するところ、このp型第一層(p型クラッド層)51が存在することにより、活性層30から電子ブロック層40のp型層50側への電子の波動関数のしみ出しを低減できるので、活性層30からp型層50への電子の流出を一層効果的に低減できる。
本発明においては、p型層50は単一層(この場合、p型層50がp型第一層(p型クラッド層)となる)であってもよいが、p型第二層(p型コンタクト層)52を形成することにより、p型用電極70とのオーミック接触を実現し易くするとともに、p型用電極70との接触抵抗を低減することが容易になる。
本発明に関する上記説明では、活性層30が量子井戸構造を有し、その井戸層の数が4つである形態の窒化物半導体発光素子100を主に例示したが、本発明は当該形態に限定されない。本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子において活性層が量子井戸構造を有する場合、井戸層の数は1つであってもよく、複数であってもよい。なお井戸層の数の上限は特に制限されるものではないが、窒化物半導体発光素子の生産性の観点からは、10以下であることが好ましい。また活性層が量子井戸構造ではなくバルク構造(ダブルヘテロ構造)を有する形態の窒化物半導体発光素子とすることも可能である。活性層30がバルク構造により構成されている場合には、活性層30の厚さは、20~100nmであることが好ましい。
本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子に関する上記説明では、活性層30と電子ブロック層40とが直接に接している形態の窒化物半導体発光素子100を主に例示して説明したが、本発明は当該形態に限定されない。活性層と電子ブロック層との間に、p型第三層が設けられた形態の窒化物半導体発光素子とすることも可能である。図6は、そのような他の実施形態に係る窒化物半導体発光素子200の模式断面図である。また図7は、図6の窒化物半導体発光素子200のエネルギーバンド図の一例を説明する図である。図6及び図7において、図1~5に現れた要素と同一の要素については図1~5における符号と同一の符号を付し、説明を省略する。図6に示すように、窒化物半導体発光素子200においては、活性層30と電子ブロック層40との間にp型第三層53が設けられており、この点において図1の窒化物半導体発光素子100と異なっている。
本発明に関する上記説明では、n型層が単一層である、すなわち、n型層20がn型層内で最小のバンドギャップを有するn型第一層である形態の窒化物半導体発光素子100、200を主に例示したが、本発明は当該形態に限定されない。複数の層から構成されるn型層を有する形態の窒化物半導体発光素子とすることも可能である。そのような他の実施形態に係る本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子について以下に説明する。
図8は、他の実施形態に係る本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子300の模式断面図である。図9(A)及び(B)は、図8の窒化物半導体発光素子300におけるエネルギーバンド図の例を説明する図である。図8及び図9において、図1~7に既に現れた要素と同一の要素については図1~7における符号と同一の符号を付し、説明を省略する。図8に示すように、窒化物半導体発光素子300は、単一層のn型層20の代わりに、n型下地層20A及びn型クラッド層20Bの2層から構成されるn型層20’を有しており、この点において図1及び図6の窒化物半導体発光素子100及び200と異なっている。図8に示すように、n型クラッド層20Bは、n型下地層20Aと活性層30との間に設けられている。
図10は、他の実施形態に係る本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子400の模式断面図である。図11は、図10の窒化物半導体発光素子400におけるエネルギーバンド図の一例を説明する図である。図10及び図11において、図1~9に既に現れた要素と同一の要素については図1~9における符号と同一の符号を付し、説明を省略する。図10に示すように、窒化物半導体発光素子400は、単一層のn型層20の代わりに、n型クラッド層20B及びn型ホールブロック層20Cの2層から構成されるn型層20''を有しており、この点において図1及び図6の窒化物半導体発光素子100及び200と異なっている。図10に示すように、n型ホールブロック層20Cは、n型クラッド層20Bと活性層30との間に設けられている。
図12は、他の実施形態に係る本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子500の模式断面図である。図13(A)及び(B)は、図12の窒化物半導体発光素子500におけるエネルギーバンド図の例を説明する図である。図12及び図13において、図1~11に既に現れた要素と同一の要素については図1~11における符号と同一の符号を付し、説明を省略する。図12に示すように、窒化物半導体発光素子500は、単一層のn型層20の代わりに、n型クラッド層20B、n型電流拡散層20Dの2層から構成されるn型層20'''を有しており、この点において図1及び図6の窒化物半導体発光素子100及び200と異なっている。図12に示すように、n型電流拡散層20Dは、n型クラッド層20Bと活性層30との間に設けられている。
複数の層から構成されたn型層を有する形態の本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子に関する上記説明では、2層の組み合わせから構成されるn型層を有する形態の窒化物半導体発光素子300、400、及び500を例示したが、本発明はこれらの形態に限定されない。複数の層の他の組み合わせから構成されるn型層を有する形態の窒化物半導体発光素子とすることも可能である。例えば、n型層を構成する複数の層は、n型下地層、n型クラッド層、n型ホールブロック層、およびn型電流拡散層から選ばれる2層以上の層であり得る。各層の厚みは上記説明の通りである。ただし、上記例示した、n型層を構成する複数の層が、基板の上に積層される順序としては、
基板/(n型下地層)/n型クラッド層/(n型ホールブロック層,n型電流拡散層)
の積層順序が好ましい(括弧内の層はその層が必須の層ではないことを表す。またn型ホールブロック層とn型電流拡散層との積層順序は特に限定されない。)。n型層を構成する複数の層がこのような組み合わせである場合、n型下地層、n型クラッド層、n型ホールブロック層、およびn型電流拡散層の中で最も小さいバンドギャップを有する層が、n型第一層に該当する。
本発明に関する上記説明では、バンドギャップの異なる複数の層からなるp型層を有する形態の窒化物半導体発光素子100、100’、100''、100'''、200、300、400、及び500を主に例示したが、本発明はこれらの形態に限定されない。p型層が単一層である形態の窒化物半導体発光素子とすることも可能である。図14は、そのような他の実施形態に係る本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子600の模式断面図であり、図15は、窒化物半導体発光素子600におけるエネルギーバンド図の一例を説明する図である。図14~15において、図1~13に既に現れた要素と同一の要素については図1~13における符号と同一の符号を付し、説明を省略する。窒化物半導体発光素子600は、複数の層からなるp型層50の代わりに単一層であるp型層50’を有しており、この点において上記例示した窒化物半導体発光素子100等と相違している。窒化物半導体発光素子600においては、p型層50’が、n型層内で最小のバンドギャップを有するn型第一層のバンドギャップよりも大きいバンドギャップを有するp型層、すなわちp型第一層に該当する。
本発明の第二の態様は、本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子について上記説明した積層構造を有する、窒化物半導体ウェーハである。本発明の窒化物半導体ウェーハには通常、上記説明した本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子の積層構造が形成されている。そして当該窒化物半導体ウェーハから個々の素子を切り出すことにより、本発明の窒化物半導体発光素子を複数得ることができる。
(実施例1)
図1に示した積層構造を有する窒化物半導体発光素子を製造した。
実施例1において、p型第一層(p型クラッド層)(51)を組成Al0.75Ga0.25N、バンドギャップ5.23eV(Mg濃度5×1019cm-3)に変更した以外は、実施例1と同様の操作を行うことにより、窒化物半導体発光素子を作製した。
実施例1において、p型第一層(p型クラッド層)51を組成Al0.7Ga0.3N、バンドギャップ5.09eV(Mg濃度5×1019cm-3)に変更した以外は、実施例1と同様の操作を行うことにより、窒化物半導体発光素子を作製した。
(実施例2)
図1に示した積層構造の窒化物半導体発光素子を複数有するウェーハを製造し、そのウェーハから窒化物半導体発光素子を切り出した。ただし活性層中の量子井戸の数は3つとした。
実施例2において、各障壁層を組成Al0.65Ga0.35N(バンドギャップ4.95eV、Si濃度1×1018cm-3)に変更した以外は、実施例2と同様の操作を行うことにより、窒化物半導体ウェーハ及び窒化物半導体発光素子を作製した。得られた窒化物半導体発光素子は電流注入が100mAのときに267nmに発光波長を有し、外部量子効率は2.3%であった。
実施例3において、各井戸層の厚みを2nmから4nmに変更した以外は、実施例3と同様の操作を行うことにより、窒化物半導体ウェーハ及び窒化物半導体発光素子を作製した。得られた窒化物半導体発光素子は電流注入が100mAのときに270nmに発光波長を有し、外部量子効率は2.7%であった。
実施例2において、各障壁層を組成Al0.60Ga0.40N(バンドギャップ4.81eV、Si濃度1×1018cm-3)に変更し、各井戸層の厚みを2nmから6nmに変更した以外は、実施例3と同様の操作を行うことにより、窒化物半導体ウェーハ及び窒化物半導体発光素子を作製した。得られた窒化物半導体発光素子は電流注入が100mAのときに263nmに発光波長を有し、外部量子効率は3.2%であった。
実施例1~5及び比較例1~2の構成および評価結果を表1に示す。
20、20’、20''、20''' n型層
20A n型下地層
20B n型クラッド層
20C n型ホールブロック層
20D n型電流拡散層
30 活性層(活性層領域)
30a、31a、32a、33a 井戸層
30b、31b、32b、33b、34b 障壁層
40 電子ブロック層
50、50’ p型層
51 p型第一層(p型クラッド層)
52 p型第二層(p型コンタクト層)
53 p型第三層
60 n型用電極層
70 p型用電極層
100、100’、100''、100'''、200、300、400、500、600 窒化物半導体発光素子(深紫外半導体発光素子)
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- 200~300nmの発光波長を有する窒化物半導体発光素子であって、
単一の層またはバンドギャップの異なる複数の層からなるn型層、
単一の層またはバンドギャップの異なる複数の層からなるp型層、及び
前記n型層と前記p型層との間に配設された活性層を有し、
前記p型層は、前記n型層内で最小のバンドギャップを有するn型第一層のバンドギャップよりも大きいバンドギャップを有するp型第一層を有し、かつ
前記活性層および前記p型層を形成する層のバンドギャップのいずれよりも大きいバンドギャップを有する電子ブロック層が、前記活性層と前記p型第一層との間に設けられていることを特徴とする、窒化物半導体発光素子。 - 前記p型層が、バンドギャップの異なる複数の層からなることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載の窒化物半導体発光素子。
- 前記活性層が、井戸層および障壁層を有し、
前記p型層が、p型クラッド層およびp型コンタクト層を有し、
前記窒化物半導体発光素子は、前記n型層、前記活性層、前記電子ブロック層、前記p型クラッド層、および前記p型コンタクト層が、この順で積層された積層構造を含み、
前記障壁層が組成式AlaGa1-aN(0.34≦a≦0.89)で表され、
前記p型クラッド層が組成式AlbGa1-bN(0.44<b<1.00)で表され、かつ、
前記p型クラッド層のAl組成と前記障壁層のAl組成との差(b-a)が0.10を超え0.45以下であることを特徴とする、請求項1又は2に記載の窒化物半導体発光素子。 - 前記井戸層が、組成式AleGa1-eN(0.33≦e≦0.87)で表され、
前記障壁層のAl組成と前記井戸層のAl組成との差(a-e)が0.02以上である、請求項3に記載の窒化物半導体発光素子。 - 前記井戸層の厚みが4~20nmである、請求項3又は4に記載の窒化物半導体発光素子。
- 前記電子ブロック層がp型またはi型であり、
前記電子ブロック層が組成式AlcGa1-cN(0.45≦c≦1.00)で表され、
前記p型クラッド層が組成式AlbGa1-bN(0.44<b<1.00)で表され、
前記電子ブロック層のAl組成(c)が、前記p型クラッド層のAl組成(b)よりも大きく、
前記電子ブロック層のAl組成と前記障壁層のAl組成との差(c-a)が0.11~0.98であり、
前記p型クラッド層のAl組成と前記障壁層のAl組成との差(b-a)が0.10を超え0.45以下であることを特徴とする、請求項3~5のいずれか一項に記載の窒化物半導体発光素子。 - 複数の前記障壁層を有し、
前記複数の障壁層は、前記n型層に接する第一の障壁層と、前記電子ブロック層に接する第二の障壁層とを含むことを特徴とする、請求項3~6のいずれか一項に記載の窒化物半導体発光素子。 - 請求項1~7のいずれか一項に記載された窒化物半導体発光素子の積層構造を有する、窒化物半導体ウェーハ。
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