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Nitride semiconductor light-emitting element

US10790409B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 2018
Grant dateSep 29, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/825
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nitride semiconductor light-emitting element includes at least an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer. A multilayer body is provided between the n-type nitride semiconductor layer and the light-emitting layer, having at least one stack of first and second semiconductor layers. The second semiconductor layer has a greater band-gap energy than the first semiconductor layer. The first and second semiconductor layers each have a thickness of more than 10 nm and 30 nm or less. In applications in which luminous efficiency at room temperature is a high priority, the first semiconductor layer has a thickness of more than 10 nm and 30 nm or less, the second semiconductor layer has a thickness of more than 10 nm and 40 nm or less, and the light-emitting layer has V-shaped recesses in cross-sectional view.

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