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Group-III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device and production method thereof

US6787814B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 2001
Grant dateSep 7, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 22, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/0137

Abstract

A high emission intensity group-III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device obtained by eliminating crystal lattice mismatch with substrate crystal and using a gallium nitride phosphide-based light emitting structure having excellent crystallinity. A gallium nitride phosphide-based multilayer light-emitting structure is formed on a substrate via a boron phosphide (BP)-based buffer layer. The boron phosphide-based buffer layer is preferably grown at a low temperature and rendered amorphous so as to eliminate the lattice mismatch with the substrate crystal. After the amorphous buffer layer is formed, it is gradually converted into a crystalline layer to fabricate a light-emitting device while keeping the lattice match with the gallium nitride phosphide-based light-emitting part.

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