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High power ultraviolet light sources and method of fabricating the same

US8680551B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 23, 2011
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/831

Abstract

A vertically conducting LED comprising, in a layered arrangement: a highly thermally conductive submount wherein the highly conductive submount has a thermal conductivity of at least 100 W/m0K; a p-type layer comprising Al1-x-yInyGax N wherein 0≦x≦1 and 0≦y≦1; a quantum well layer comprising Al1-x-yInyGaxN wherein 0≦x≦1 and 0≦y≦1; an n-type layer comprising Al1-x-yInyGaxN wherein 0≦x≦1 and 0≦y≦1; and an n-type contact layer wherein the LED has a peak emission at 200-365 nm.

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