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Atomic layer epitaxy (ALE), more generally known as atomic layer deposition (ALD), is a specialized form of thin film growth (epitaxy) that typically deposit alternating monolayers of two elements onto a substrate. The crystal lattice structure achieved is thin, uniform, and aligned with the structure of the substrate. The reactants are brought to the substrate as alternating pulses with "dead" times in between. ALE makes use of the fact that the incoming material is bound strongly until all sites available for chemisorption are occupied. The dead times are used to flush the excess material. It is mostly used in semiconductor fabrication to grow thin films of thickness in the nanometer scale.

Production method for light emitting element

In a first invention, a p-type MgxZn1-xO-type layer is grown based on a metal organic vapor-phase epitaxy process by supplying organometallic gases which serves as a metal source, an oxygen component source gas and a p-type dopant gas into a reaction vessel. During and / or after completion of the growth of the p-type MgxZn1-xO-type layer, the MgxZn1-xO-type thereof is annealed in an oxygen-containing atmosphere. This is successful in forming the layer of p-type oxide in a highly reproducible and stable manner for use in light emitting device having the layer of p-type oxide of Zn and Mg. In a second invention, a semiconductor layer which composes the light emitting layer portion is grown by introducing source gases in a reaction vessel having the substrate housed therein, and by depositing a semiconductor material produced by chemical reactions of the source gas on the main surface of the substrate. A vapor-phase epitaxy process of the semiconductor layer is proceed while irradiating ultraviolet light to the main surface of the substrate and the source gases. This is successful in sharply enhancing reaction efficiency of the source gases when the semiconductor layer for composing the light emitting layer portion is formed by a vapor-phase epitaxy process, and in readily obtaining the semiconductor layer having only a less amount of crystal defects. In a third invention, a buffer layer having at least an MgaZn1-aO-type oxide layer on the contact side with the light emitting layer portion is grown on the substrate, and the light emitting layer portion is grown on the buffer layer. The buffer layer is oriented so as to align the c-axis thereof to the thickness-wise direction, and is obtained by forming a metal monoatomic layer on the substrate based on the atomic layer epitaxy, and then by growing residual oxygen atom layers and the metal atom layers. This is successful in obtaining the light emitting portion with an excellent quality. In a fourth invention, a ZnO-base semiconductor active layer included in a double heterostructured, light emitting layer portion is formed using a ZnO-base semiconductor mainly composed of ZnO containing Se or Te, so as to introduce Se or Te, the elements in the same Group with oxygen, into oxygen deficiency sites in the ZnO crystal possibly produced during the formation process of the active layer, to thereby improve crystallinity of the active layer. Introduction of Se or Te shifts the emission wavelength obtainable from the active layer towards longer wavelength regions as compared with the active layer composed of ZnO having a band gap energy causative of shorter wavelength light than blue light. This is contributive to realization of blue-light emitting devices.
Owner:SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO LTD

Method for producing light-emitting device

In a first invention, a p-type MgxZn1-xO-type layer is grown based on a metal organic vapor-phase epitaxy process by supplying organometallic gases which serves as a metal source, an oxygen component source gas and a p-type dopant gas into a reaction vessel. During and / or after completion of the growth of the p-type MgxZn1-xO-type layer, the MgxZn1-xO-type thereof is annealed in an oxygen-containing atmosphere. This is successful in forming the layer of p-type oxide in a highly reproducible and stable manner for use in light emitting device having the layer of p-type oxide of Zn and Mg. In a second invention, a semiconductor layer which composes the light emitting layer portion is grown by introducing source gases in a reaction vessel having the substrate housed therein, and by depositing a semiconductor material produced by chemical reactions of the source gas on the main surface of the substrate. A vapor-phase epitaxy process of the semiconductor layer is proceed while irradiating ultraviolet light to the main surface of the substrate and the source gases. This is successful in sharply enhancing reaction efficiency of the source gases when the semiconductor layer for composing the light emitting layer portion is formed by a vapor-phase epitaxy process, and in readily obtaining the semiconductor layer having only a less amount of crystal defects. In a third invention, a buffer layer having at least an MgaZn1-aO-type oxide layer on the contact side with the light emitting layer portion is grown on the substrate, and the light emitting layer portion is grown on the buffer layer. The buffer layer is oriented so as to align the c-axis thereof to the thickness-wise direction, and is obtained by forming a metal monoatomic layer on the substrate based on the atomic layer epitaxy, and then by growing residual oxygen atom layers and the metal atom layers. This is successful in obtaining the light emitting portion with an excellent quality. In a fourth invention, a ZnO-base semiconductor active layer included in a double heterostructured, light emitting layer portion is formed using a ZnO-base semiconductor mainly composed of ZnO containing Se or Te, so as to introduce Se or Te, the elements in the same Group with oxygen, into oxygen deficiency sites in the ZnO crystal possibly produced during the formation process of the active layer, to thereby improve crystallinity of the active layer. Introduction of Se or Te shifts the emission wavelength obtainable from the active layer towards longer wavelength regions as compared with the active layer composed of ZnO having a band gap energy causative of shorter wavelength light than blue light. This is contributive to realization of blue-light emitting devices.
Owner:SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO LTD
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