Semiconductor light emitting device and fabrication method thereof
First Claim
1. A semiconductor light emitting device comprising:
- a substrate;
a first GaN based semiconductor layer that is formed on the substrate and that has on top thereof a plurality of concave portions formed into a band-like shape with predetermined intervals therebetween;
a second GaN based semiconductor layer formed on the first GaN based semiconductor layer;
a layered structure that is formed on the second GaN based semiconductor layer and that comprises an n-type GaN based semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type GaN based semiconductor layer;
an n-type electrode that is formed on the n-type GaN based semiconductor layer on the portion where the layered structure is partially removed and become exposed; and
a transparent p-type electrode formed on the p-type GaN based semiconductor layer, wherein p1 the p-type electrode serves as an emission detection surface, and an air layer is formed between the bottom surface of the second GaN based semiconductor layer and the concave portion.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a semiconductor light emitting device comprising a sapphire substrate 11; a u-GaN layer 12 that is formed on top of the substrate 11 and that comprises a plurality of concave portions 121 formed into band-like shapes with predetermined intervals therebetween; a regrown u-GaN layer 13 formed on the u-Ga layer 12; a layered structure that is formed on the u-GaN layer 13 comprises an n-GaN layer 15, an active layer 16, and a p-GaN layer 19; an n-type electrode 24 formed on the n-GaN layer 15 exposed by removing a potion of the layered structure; and a transparent p-type electrode 20 formed on the p-GaN layer 19, wherein the p-type electrode 20 is an emission detection surface, and an air layer S is formed between the bottom surface of the u-GaN layer 13 and the concave portions 121.
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1. A semiconductor light emitting device comprising:
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a substrate;
a first GaN based semiconductor layer that is formed on the substrate and that has on top thereof a plurality of concave portions formed into a band-like shape with predetermined intervals therebetween;
a second GaN based semiconductor layer formed on the first GaN based semiconductor layer;
a layered structure that is formed on the second GaN based semiconductor layer and that comprises an n-type GaN based semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type GaN based semiconductor layer;
an n-type electrode that is formed on the n-type GaN based semiconductor layer on the portion where the layered structure is partially removed and become exposed; and
a transparent p-type electrode formed on the p-type GaN based semiconductor layer, wherein p1 the p-type electrode serves as an emission detection surface, and an air layer is formed between the bottom surface of the second GaN based semiconductor layer and the concave portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for fabricating a semiconductor light emitting device comprising the steps of:
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forming a first GaN based semiconductor layer on a substrate;
forming a plurality of band-like concave portions on top of the first GaN based semiconductor layer with predetermined intervals therebetween;
forming a second GaN based semiconductor layer by epitaxial lateral overgrowth on the projecting portions formed between the concave portions as starting points, and thereby forming an air layer between the bottom surface of the second GaN based semiconductor layer and the concave portion;
forming a layered structure comprising an n-type GaN based semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type GaN based semiconductor layer, on the second GaN based semiconductor layer;
forming an n-type electrode on the n-type GaN based semiconductor layer that is exposed by removing a portion of the layered structure; and
forming a transparent p-type electrode on the p-type GaN based semiconductor layer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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