GRADED DIELECTRIC LAYER
First Claim
1. An optoelectronic device comprising:
- a semiconductor material;
a dielectric layer disposed over or adjacent to the semiconductor material; and
a surrounding medium disposed adjacent to the dielectric layer;
wherein the dielectric layer has a composition that varies with depth, providing an index of refraction that is graded from a first value at a depth closer to the semiconductor material to a second value at a depth closer to the surrounding medium, and the second value is different from the first value.
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Abstract
An optoelectronic device includes a passivation layer of a dielectric material having a graded composition that varies with depth, whether continuous or stepwise, to provide a first index of refraction proximate to a semiconductor or conductor material and provide a second index of refraction adjacent to a surrounding material, such as an encapsulant. The resulting graded dielectric layer reduces Fresnel losses by reducing index of refraction mismatches between the adjacent semiconductor or conductor layer and the surrounding medium. Methods for forming graded dielectric layers include supplying a nitrogen-containing source gas at a declining flow rate or concentration, while supplying an oxygen-containing source gas an rising flow rate or concentration, to a deposition chamber.
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66 Claims
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1. An optoelectronic device comprising:
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a semiconductor material; a dielectric layer disposed over or adjacent to the semiconductor material; and a surrounding medium disposed adjacent to the dielectric layer; wherein the dielectric layer has a composition that varies with depth, providing an index of refraction that is graded from a first value at a depth closer to the semiconductor material to a second value at a depth closer to the surrounding medium, and the second value is different from the first value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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- 24. An optoelectronic device comprising a dielectric layer having a thickness and disposed between a semiconductor material and a surrounding medium, wherein the dielectric layer is graded in composition along its thickness to provide a first index of refraction along a first boundary and provide a second index of refraction along a second boundary, with the second index of refraction being different from the first index of refraction.
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49. A method for forming an optoelectronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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ramping from high to low any of the flow rate and concentration of a first nitrogen-containing source gas supplied to a deposition chamber in production of a dielectric material; and ramping from low to high any of the flow rate and composition of a second oxygen-containing source gas supplied to the deposition chamber in production of said dielectric material. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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