Group III nitride photonic devices on silicon carbide substrates with conductive buffer interlay structure
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1. An optoelectronic device with a Group III Nitride active layer, said device comprising:
- a conductive silicon carbide substrate;
an ohmic contact to said substrate;
an optoelectronic diode with a Group III nitride active layer;
a buffer structure selected from the group consisting of gallium nitride and indium gallium nitride between said silicon carbide substrate and said optoelectronic diode; and
a stress-absorbing structure comprising a predetermined grid pattern of grooves in the surface of said silicon carbide substrate and a corresponding grid pattern of stress-absorbing areas propagated into said buffer from said grooves in said substrate, so that stress-induced cracking that occurs in said buffer structure occurs at said predetermined areas rather than elsewhere in said buffer structure.
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Abstract
An optoelectronic device with a Group III Nitride active layer is disclosed that comprises a silicon carbide substrate; an optoelectronic diode with a Group III nitride active layer; a buffer structure selected from the group consisting of gallium nitride and indium gallium nitride between the silicon carbide substrate and the optoelectronic diode; and a stress-absorbing structure comprising a plurality of predetermined stress-relieving areas within the crystal structure of the buffer structure, so that stress-induced cracking that occurs in the buffer structure occurs at predetermined areas rather than elsewhere in the buffer structure.
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1. An optoelectronic device with a Group III Nitride active layer, said device comprising:
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a conductive silicon carbide substrate;
an ohmic contact to said substrate;
an optoelectronic diode with a Group III nitride active layer;
a buffer structure selected from the group consisting of gallium nitride and indium gallium nitride between said silicon carbide substrate and said optoelectronic diode; and
a stress-absorbing structure comprising a predetermined grid pattern of grooves in the surface of said silicon carbide substrate and a corresponding grid pattern of stress-absorbing areas propagated into said buffer from said grooves in said substrate, so that stress-induced cracking that occurs in said buffer structure occurs at said predetermined areas rather than elsewhere in said buffer structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wafer precursor for Group III nitride devices, said precursor wafer comprising:
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a silicon carbide substrate wafer;
a buffer layer on said substrate and selected from the group consisting of gallium nitride and indium gallium nitride; and
a stress-absorbing structure comprising a predetermined grid pattern of grooves in the surface of said silicon carbide substrate wafer and a corresponding grid pattern of stress absorbing areas propagated into said buffer from said grooves in said substrate, so that stress induced cracking that occurs in said buffer layer occurs at said predetermined areas rather than elsewhere in said buffer structure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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