Semiconductor light emitting device including porous layer
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1. A device comprising:
- a semiconductor structure including a light emitting element that includes a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region; and
a contact electrically connected to one of the n-type region and the p-type region;
a porous semiconductor region disposed between the contact and the light emitting element, wherein at least a portion of the pores is disposed between the contact and the light emitting element such that the n-type region, the p-type region, and the light emitting layer are on one side of the porous semiconductor region and the contact is on an opposite side of the porous semiconductor region; and
wherein the semiconductor structure further comprises a first surface from which light extracted from the semiconductor structure is emitted, wherein the light emitting layer is disposed between the first surface and the porous region.
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A light emitting device includes a semiconductor structure having a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. A porous region is disposed between the light emitting layer and a contact electrically connected to one of the n-type region and the p-type region. The porous region scatters light away from the absorbing contact, which may improve light extraction from the device. In some embodiments the porous region is an n-type semiconductor material such as GaN or GaP.
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1. A device comprising:
- a semiconductor structure including a light emitting element that includes a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region; and
a contact electrically connected to one of the n-type region and the p-type region;
a porous semiconductor region disposed between the contact and the light emitting element, wherein at least a portion of the pores is disposed between the contact and the light emitting element such that the n-type region, the p-type region, and the light emitting layer are on one side of the porous semiconductor region and the contact is on an opposite side of the porous semiconductor region; and
wherein the semiconductor structure further comprises a first surface from which light extracted from the semiconductor structure is emitted, wherein the light emitting layer is disposed between the first surface and the porous region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25)
- a semiconductor structure including a light emitting element that includes a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region; and
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21. A device comprising:
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a semiconductor structure having a first surface, the semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region;
wherein;a first portion of the first surface is a first surface of a porous region; a second portion of the first surface is a first surface of a nonporous region; and the second portion of the first surface is the surface from which a majority of light extracted from the semiconductor structure is emitted. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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26. A device comprising:
- a semiconductor structure including a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region; and
a contact electrically connected to one of the n-type region and the p-type region;
a porous semiconductor region comprising GaP disposed between the contact and the light emitting layer, wherein at least a portion of pores of the porous region is disposed between the contact and the light emitting layer such that the n-type region, the p-type region, and the light emitting layer are on one side of the porous semiconductor region and the contact is on an opposite side of the porous semiconductor region; and
wherein the semiconductor structure further comprises a first surface from which light extracted from the semiconductor structure is emitted, wherein the light emitting layer is disposed between the first surface and the porous region. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
- a semiconductor structure including a light emitting layer disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region; and
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