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Light-emitting device and method for manufacturing the same

US6825056B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 30, 2002
Grant dateNov 30, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/0271
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nanometer size roughened structure is formed on a surface of a light-emitting element, and luminous efficiency is improved. The roughened structure is formed into the following shape to change refractive index smoothly: (1) the mean diameter of projections on the roughened surface is smaller than the light wavelength; (2) a pitch of the roughened surface is irregular; and (3) positions of the top and bottom of the roughened surface are distributed from their mean values within the light wavelength. The surface of such light-emitting element is obtained by forming a thin film on the surface of the light-emitting element using a block or graft copolymer comprising resin composition and forms a self-assembled microphase-separated structure; selectively removing at least one phase of the microphase-separated structure; and etching the surface of the light-emitting element using the remaining phase as an etching mask.

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