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Nitride based semiconductor light emitting element and its fabrication process

A nitride-based, light-emitting element technology, applied in semiconductor devices, electrical components, circuits, etc., can solve the problems of low thermal conductivity of sapphire substrates, heating of components, and inability to spread heat, etc.

Active Publication Date: 2010-06-23
TOYODA GOSEI CO LTD
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[0006] First, since the n-type semiconductor layer is exposed by removing the light-emitting layer by etching or the like in order to form the negative electrode, the area of ​​the light-emitting layer decreases only at the negative electrode, and the output decreases accordingly.
[0007] Second, since the positive electrode and the negative electrode are on the same surface, the current flows in a horizontal direction, and there is a place where the local current density is high, and the element generates heat.
[0008] Third, the thermal conductivity of the sapphire substrate is low, so the generated heat cannot be diffused, and the temperature of the element rises
[0015] However, when a transparent substrate is used as the support substrate, for example, when using SOG (spin on glass), about 5 μm is the limit of the thickness of the film, so there is a problem that a substrate with sufficient strength cannot be produced.

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[0221] In this example, the figure 1 The nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device shown in the cross-sectional schematic diagram of .

[0222] First, a 5 μm thick Si-doped n-type GaN contact layer, a 30 nm-thick n-type In 0.1 Ga 0.9 N cladding, 30nm thick Si-doped GaN barrier layer and 2.5nm thick In 0.2 Ga 0.8 The N well layer is stacked five times, and finally, the light emitting layer with a multi-well structure provided with a barrier layer, and p-type Al doped with Mg with a thickness of 50nm are sequentially stacked. 0.07 Ga 0.93 An N-clad layer, a Mg-doped p-type GaN contact layer with a thickness of 150 nm.

[0223] Next, on the p-type semiconductor layer 105, a film containing ITO (SnO 2 : 10% by weight) of the transparent electrode 106 . Then, annealing was performed at a temperature of 300° C. for 1 hour in an oxygen atmosphere.

[0224] Next, the ohmic contact layer 107 made of a Pt layer with a thickness of 1.5 nm and the reflective layer 108 made...

Embodiment 2

[0242] In this example, the Figure 5 A nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device as shown in the cross-sectional schematic diagram of .

[0243] First, on a sapphire substrate, a 5 μm Si-doped n-type GaN contact layer, a 30-nm-thick n-type In 0.1 Ga 0.9 N cladding, 30nm thick Si-doped GaN barrier layer and 2.5nm thick In 0.2 Ga 0.8The N well layer is stacked five times, and finally the light emitting layer with a multi-well structure with a barrier layer and Mg-doped p-type Al with a thickness of 50nm are sequentially stacked. 0.07 Ga 0.93 An N-clad layer, a Mg-doped p-type GaN contact layer with a thickness of 150 nm.

[0244] Next, on the p-type semiconductor layer 105, a film containing ITO (SnO 2 : 10% by weight) of the transparent electrode 106 . Then, annealing was performed at a temperature of 300° C. for 1 hour in an oxygen atmosphere.

[0245] Next, the ohmic contact layer 107 made of a Pt layer with a thickness of 1.5 nm and the reflective layer 108 ...

Embodiment 3

[0257] The nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting device of the present invention was obtained in the same manner as in Example 2 except that titanium dioxide sol was used instead of silicone resin as the material of the light-transmitting material layer 114 .

[0258] After coating the titanium dioxide sol, it was dried and cured by treating at 150° C. for 1 hour and at 300° C. for 3 hours. The refractive index of the titania sol at this time was 2.2.

[0259] The obtained nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting element was mounted in a TO-18 can, and the light-emitting output at an applied current of 20 mA was measured with a tester, and the light-emitting output was 22 mW.

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Abstract

Disclosed is a semiconductor device which is improved in outcoupling efficiency since reflection by the supporting substrate is reduced. This semiconductor device is also excellent in strength characteristics of a supporting substrate. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing such a semiconductor device. Specifically disclosed is a nitride semiconductor device wherein at least an n-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, a metal film layer and a plated metal plate are sequentially arranged in this order on a substrate. This nitride semiconductor device is characterized in that the metal film layer and the plated metal plate are partially formed on the p-type semiconductor layer. Also disclosed is a nitride semiconductor device having a structurewherein at least an n-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, a metal film layer and a plated metal plate are sequentially arranged in this order, which deviceis characterized in that the metal film layer and the plated metal plate are partially formed on the p-type semiconductor layer and a light-transmitting material layer is formed on the p-type semiconductor layer in a region where the metal film layer and the plated metal plate are not formed.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting element and a manufacturing method thereof. [0002] This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-272424 for which it applied in Japan on September 20, 2005, and Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-272574 for which it applied in Japan on September 20, 2005, and uses the content here. Background technique [0003] In recent years, GaN-based compound semiconductor materials have attracted attention as semiconductor materials for short-wavelength light-emitting devices. GaN-based compound semiconductors can be formed on various oxide substrates such as sapphire single crystals, or on III-V compounds as substrates, on which metal-organic vapor-phase chemical deposition (MOCVD) and molecular beam epitaxy (MBE method) etc. to form. [0004] The sapphire single crystal substrate has a lattice constant different from that of GaN by more than 10%, ...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01L33/00H01L33/06H01L33/12H01L33/32H01L33/42
Inventor 大泽弘程田高史
Owner TOYODA GOSEI CO LTD