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Diamond ultraviolet light-emitting device

US7009219B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 27, 2000
Grant dateMar 7, 2006
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Expiry dateJul 24, 2022

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B33/145
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A small, simple current-injection diamond ultraviolet light-emitting device comprising a high-quality diamond grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method (1), a surface conductive layer (2) provided on the surface of the diamond, and electrodes (4, 5) provided on the surface conductive layer. The device is a free-exciton recombination emission diamond ultraviolet light-emitting device comprising a CVD diamond crystal where the free-exciton recombination radiation (235 nm) caused by current injection is dominant.

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