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Method for manufacturing porous blue light emitting diode

US5705047A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 12, 1996
Grant dateJan 6, 1998
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2016

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S438/96

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a porous blue light emitting diode comprising the steps of preparing a silicon substrate having a back surface, applying a conducting layer on the back surface, annealing the substrate coated with the conducting layer in an inert gas atmosphere, applying an anti-corrosion layer on the conducting layer, immersing the anti-corrosion layer-applied substrate in a hydrofluoric acid aqueous solution with a concentration of about 5% by volume, applying a voltage to the resulting layers for eroding the anti-corrosion layer-applied substrate to form a porous layer having Si wires on a top surface of the substrate, and oxidizing the porous layer for making sizes of the Si wires small enough for emitting light having a peak occuring at a wavelength shorter than about 520 nm. This method offers a simple and feasible way to fabricate a porous blue light emitting diode.

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