Gallium nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device
First Claim
1. A gallium nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device comprising:
- a sapphire substrate having a trench with two side wall surfaces which extend from a top surface to a bottom surface and incline so as to converge downward;
a gallium nitride compound semiconductor multiple layer supported by said sapphire substrate and having an n-type layer and a p-type layer, said semiconductor multiple layer having two side portions arranged along said two side wall surfaces and a central portion positioned between said two side portions and formed integrally with said two side portions; and
first and second electrodes connected to top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of said semiconductor multiple layer so that said first and second electrodes are positioned on top and bottom sides of said device.
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Abstract
A gallium nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device uses a sapphire substrate as a support and has n- and p-type electrodes on the top and bottom surfaces. A trench is formed in the sapphire substrate. This trench has two side wall surfaces which extend from the top surface to the bottom surface and so incline as to converge downward. A buffer layer is formed on the sapphire substrate. A gallium nitride compound semiconductor multiple layer having an n-type layer and a p-type layer are formed on the buffer layer. This semiconductor multiple layer has two side portions arranged along the two side wall surfaces of the trench and a central portion positioned between these two side portions and formed integrally with the two side portions. N- and p-type electrodes are so formed as to oppose each other on the two sides of the central portion of the semiconductor multiple layer.
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12 Claims
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1. A gallium nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device comprising:
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a sapphire substrate having a trench with two side wall surfaces which extend from a top surface to a bottom surface and incline so as to converge downward; a gallium nitride compound semiconductor multiple layer supported by said sapphire substrate and having an n-type layer and a p-type layer, said semiconductor multiple layer having two side portions arranged along said two side wall surfaces and a central portion positioned between said two side portions and formed integrally with said two side portions; and first and second electrodes connected to top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of said semiconductor multiple layer so that said first and second electrodes are positioned on top and bottom sides of said device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A gallium nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device comprising:
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a sapphire substrate in which a contact hole is formed; a buried layer formed in said contact hole and consisting essentially of a material having a lattice constant close to a lattice constant of a gallium nitride compound semiconductor; a gallium nitride compound semiconductor multiple layer formed on said sapphire substrate so as to cover said contact hole and having an n-type layer and a p-type layer; and first and second electrodes connected to top and bottom surfaces, respectively, of said semiconductor multiple layer so that said first and second electrodes are positioned on top and bottom sides of said device, said second electrode being connected to said semiconductor multiple layer through said contact hole. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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