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Semiconductor light emitting device, wafer, and method for manufacturing nitride semiconductor crystal layer

  • US 8,952,401 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2011
  • Issued: 02/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A semiconductor light emitting device, comprising:

  • a first semiconductor layer having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface, the first major surface forming a light extraction face, the first major surface having a rough surface including a convex part and a concave part, and the first semiconductor layer made of a nitride semiconductor crystal;

    a light emitting layer having an active layer and provided on the second major surface;

    a second semiconductor layer provided on the light emitting layer; and

    a low refractive index layer in contact with the concave part, the low refractive index layer not covering the convex part, the low refractive index layer made of a nitride semiconductor crystal, and the low refractive index layer having a refractive index lower than the refractive index of the first semiconductor layer,wherein;

    the nitride semiconductor crystal of the low refractive index layer comprises Al with a first composition ratio of Al to Group III elements, and the nitride semiconductor crystal of the first semiconductor layer comprises Al with a second composition ratio of Al to Group III elements lower than the first composition ratio, orthe nitride semiconductor crystal of the low refractive index layer comprises Al, and the nitride semiconductor crystal of the first semiconductor layer does not comprise Al;

    the low refractive index layer has a first face and a second face, the first face being arranged between the second face and the light emitting layer; and

    a distance between the second face and the light emitting layer is larger than a distance between the convex part and the light emitting layer.

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