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Nitride semiconductor; light-emitting device, light-emitting diode, laser device and lamp using the semiconductor; and production methods thereof

US7488971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 1, 2004
Grant dateFeb 10, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 1, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/8252
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A nitride semiconductor product including an n-type layer, a light-emitting layer, and a p-type layer which are formed of a nitride semiconductor and sequentially stacked on a substrate in the above order, the light-emitting layer having a quantum well structure in which a well layer is sandwiched by barrier layers having band gaps wider than the band gap of the well layer. Each barrier layer includes a barrier sublayer C which has been grown at a temperature higher than a growth temperature of the well layer, and a barrier sublayer E which has been grown at a temperature lower than a growth temperature of the barrier sublayer C. The barrier sublayer C is disposed closer to the substrate with respect to the barrier sublayer E.

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