Gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor device
US7700940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH10H20/812
- WIPO fieldMicro-structural and nano-technology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An LED emitting light of wavelength mainly 375 nm or below. The LED includes a GaN layer (16), an n-clad layer (20), an AlInGaN buffer layer (22), a light emitting layer (24), a p-clad layer (26), a p-electrode (30), and an n-electrode (32) arranged on a substrate (10). The light emitting layer (24) has a multi-layer quantum well structure (MQW) in which an InGaN well layer and an AlInGaN barrier layer are superimposed. The quantum well structure increases the effective band gap of the InGaN well layer and reduces the light emitting wavelength. Moreover, by using the AlInGaN buffer layer (22) as the underlying layer of the light emitting layer (24), it is possible to effectively inject electrons into the light emitting layer (24), thereby increasing the light emitting efficiency.
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