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Semiconductor devices with selectively doped III-V nitride layers

US6441393B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 1999
Grant dateAug 27, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 17, 2019

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/811
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A semiconductor device is provided having n-type device layers of III-V nitride having donor dopants such as germanium (Ge), silicon (Si), tin (Sn), and/or oxygen (O) and/or p-type device layers of III-V nitride having acceptor dopants such as magnesium (Mg), beryllium (Be), zinc (Zn), and/or cadmium (Cd), either simultaneously or in a doping superlattice, to engineer strain, improve conductivity, and provide longer wavelength light emission.

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