Semiconductor light emitting device
First Claim
1. A semiconductor light emitting device comprising:
- a first cladding layer made of nitride semiconductor of a first conductivity type;
an active layer provided on the first cladding layer, the active layer including a first barrier layer made of nitride semiconductor, a second barrier layer made of nitride semiconductor, and a well layer made of nitride semiconductor, the well layer being provided between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer; and
a second cladding layer provided on the active layer, the second cladding layer being made of nitride semiconductor of a second conductivity type, the first and second barrier layers and the well layer containing indium, and at least one of the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer having a thickness of 30 nm or more.
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Abstract
A semiconductor light emitting device comprises: a first cladding layer made of nitride semiconductor of a first conductivity type; an active layer provided on the first cladding layer, the active layer including a first barrier layer made of nitride semiconductor, a second barrier layer made of nitride semiconductor, and a well layer made of nitride semiconductor, the well layer being provided between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer; and a second cladding layer provided on the active layer, the second cladding layer being made of nitride semiconductor of a second conductivity type. The first and second barrier layers and the well layer contain indium. At least one of the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer has a thickness of 30 nm or more.
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20 Claims
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1. A semiconductor light emitting device comprising:
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a first cladding layer made of nitride semiconductor of a first conductivity type;
an active layer provided on the first cladding layer, the active layer including a first barrier layer made of nitride semiconductor, a second barrier layer made of nitride semiconductor, and a well layer made of nitride semiconductor, the well layer being provided between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer; and
a second cladding layer provided on the active layer, the second cladding layer being made of nitride semiconductor of a second conductivity type, the first and second barrier layers and the well layer containing indium, and at least one of the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer having a thickness of 30 nm or more. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A semiconductor light emitting device comprising:
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a substrate;
a first cladding layer provided on the substrate, the first cladding layer being made of an AlsGa1−
sN (0<
s≦
0.3) layer of a first conductivity type, or a superlattice multilayer including an AlsGa1−
sN (0<
s≦
0.3) layer and a GaN layer;
an active layer including a first barrier layer made of InzGa1−
zN (0<
z≦
0.02) provided on the first cladding layer, a well layer made of InxGa1−
xN (0.05≦
x≦
1.0) provided on the first barrier layer, and a second barrier layer made of InyGa1−
yN (0<
y≦
0.02) provided on the well layer; and
a second cladding layer provided on the active layer, the second cladding layer being made of an AltGa1−
tN (0<
t≦
0.3) layer of a second conductivity type, or a superlattice multilayer including an AltGa1−
tN (0<
t≦
0.3) layer and a GaN layer,the first barrier layer having a thickness of 30 nm or more, and the second barrier layer having a thickness of 30 nm or more. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A semiconductor light emitting device comprising:
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a GaN foundation layer of a first conductivity type;
an active layer including a first barrier layer made of InzGa1−
zN(0<
z≦
0.02) provided on the GaN foundation layer, a well layer made of InxGa1−
xN(0.05≦
x≦
1.0) provided on the first barrier layer, and a second barrier layer made of InyGa1−
yN(0<
y≦
0.02) provided on the well layer; and
a cladding layer provided on the active layer, the cladding layer being made of an AltGa1−
tN(0<
t≦
0.3) layer of a second conductivity type, or a superlattice multilayer of a second conductivity type including an AltGa1−
tN(0<
t≦
0.3) layer and a GaN layer,at least one of the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer having a thickness of 30 nm or more. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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