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- the present invention relates to a light emitting device and a manufacturing method thereof.
- Light emitting devices such as light emitting diodes and semiconductor laser devices which are formed of III-V group nitride system semiconductors such as GaN, AlGaN, InGaN and InAlGaN are receiving a great deal of attention because they are capable of, by direct transition, light emission in the yellow to ultraviolet region, especially in the blue region, with large luminous intensity.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a conventional light emitting diode composed of III-V group nitride system semiconductors.
- a GaN buffer layer 102 formed in order on a sapphire substrate 101 are a GaN buffer layer 102 , an n-type GaN contact layer 103 also serving as an n-type cladding layer, an InGaN active layer 104 , a p-type AlGaN cladding layer 105 , and a p-type GaN contact layer 106 .
- a p electrode 107 is formed on the p-type GaN contact layer 106 and an n electrode 108 is formed on the n-type GaN contact layer 103 .
- the individual layers of this light emitting diode are grown by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) at the growth temperatures shown in Table 1, for example.
- MOCVD metal organic chemical vapor deposition
- the p-type AlGaN cladding layer 105 is formed on the InGaN active layer 104 at a growth temperature higher than that for the InGaN active layer 104 to achieve good crystallinity.
- the growth of the p-type AlGaN cladding layer 105 at such a high temperature causes elimination of constituent elements such as In from the InGaN active layer 104 .
- the crystallinity of the InGaN active layer 104 is thus deteriorated when crystal-growing the p-type AlGaN cladding layer 105 . This causes difficulty in achieving larger luminous intensity with the light emitting diode.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a light emitting device having high luminous intensity and its manufacturing method.
- a light emitting device includes, in this order, a first cladding layer composed of a compound semiconductor of a first conductivity type, an active layer composed of a compound semiconductor containing indium, a cap layer composed of a compound semiconductor, and a second cladding layer composed of a compound semiconductor of a second conductivity type.
- cap layer on the active layer suppresses elimination of constituent elements such as indium from the active layer. This provides increased luminous intensity.
- the first cladding layer is composed of a nitride system semiconductor of the first conductivity type
- the active layer is composed of a nitride system semiconductor
- the cap layer is composed of a nitride system semiconductor
- the second cladding layer is composed of a nitride system semiconductor of the second conductivity type.
- the first cladding layer may be composed of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor of the first conductivity type, the active layer of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor, the cap layer of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor, and the second cladding layer of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor of the second conductivity type. It is preferable to form the cap layer on the entire surface of the active layer in close contact.
- the active layer may be composed of an InGaN layer. This provides remarkable effect since indium is susceptible to elimination.
- the cap layer may be formed of an AlGaN layer, and is preferably formed of a GaN layer.
- the Al composition ratio u of the cap layer is approximately 0.1 or smaller. It is more preferable that the cap layer is formed of GaN. In this case, the cap layer formed of a GaN layer suppresses elimination of constituent elements such as indium from the active layer. This provides significantly larger luminous intensity.
- the cap layer preferably has a larger bandgap than the active layer. This prevents the cap layer from serving as a light emitting region.
- the cap layer has a bandgap intermediate between those of the active layer and the second cladding layer. This allows reduction of the operating voltage.
- the cap layer has impurity concentration lower than that of the second cladding layer. This reduces the possibility of undesirable impurity diffusion from the cap layer side into the active layer, thus suppressing deterioration of luminous intensity due to undesirable impurity diffusion.
- the cap layer is an undoped layer. This allows almost no undesirable impurity diffusion from the cap layer side into the active layer. This sufficiently suppresses luminous intensity deterioration due to undesirable impurity diffusion.
- the cap layer has a thickness of approximately not less than 200 ⁇ and approximately not more than 400 ⁇ . This provides significantly increased luminous intensity.
- the first cladding layer may be formed on a substrate composed of a semiconductor or an insulator with a buffer layer composed of Al x Ga 1 ⁇ x N interposed therebetween, and the Al composition ratio x of the buffer layer is preferably larger than 0 and not larger than 1. This improves the manufacturing yield.
- the Al composition ratio x of the buffer layer is 0.4 or larger, and smaller than 1. This further improves the manufacturing yield. It is still more preferable that the Al composition ratio x of the buffer layer is not less than 0.4, and not more than 0.6. This still further improves the manufacturing yield.
- the light emitting device may further include an under-layer composed of Al y Ga 1 ⁇ y N between the buffer layer and the first cladding layer, wherein the Al composition ratio y of the underlayer is preferably 0 or larger, and smaller than 1. This improves the manufacturing yield.
- a method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes the steps of forming an active layer composed of a compound semiconductor containing indium by a vapor phase growth method and forming a cap layer composed of a compound semiconductor on the active layer by a vapor phase growth method at a temperature approximately equal to or lower than a growth temperature for the active layer.
- formation of the cap layer on the active layer at a growth temperature approximately equal to or lower than the growth temperature for the active layer suppresses elimination of constituent elements such as indium from the active layer. This provides larger luminous intensity.
- the manufacturing method of the present invention may further include the step of forming a cladding layer composed of a compound semiconductor on the cap layer by a vapor phase growth method at a growth temperature higher than the growth temperature allowing crystal growth of the active layer.
- the active layer may be composed of a nitride system semiconductor and the cap layer of a nitride system semiconductor.
- the cladding layer may be formed of a nitride system semiconductor of one conductivity type.
- the active layer may be composed of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor and the cap layer of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor.
- the cladding layer may be formed of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor of one conductivity type.
- the active layer may be formed of an InGaN layer. In this case, a remarkable effect is obtained since indium is susceptible to elimination.
- the cap layer is composed of Al u Ga 1 ⁇ u N
- the cladding layer is composed of Al z Ga 1 ⁇ z N of one conductivity type
- the Al composition ratio u of the cap layer is smaller than the Al composition ratio z of the cladding layer.
- the Al composition ratio u of the cap layer is approximately 0.1 or smaller. It is more preferable that the cap layer is composed of GaN. In this case, since the cap layer is formed of a GaN layer, elimination of constituent elements such as indium from the active layer is suppressed, thus providing significantly larger luminous intensity.
- the cap layer is an undoped layer.
- the cap layer side there is almost no possibility a of diffusion of undesirable impurities from the cap layer side to the active layer side. This sufficiently suppresses deterioration of luminous intensity due to undesirable impurity diffusion.
- the cap layer has a thickness of approximately not smaller than 200 ⁇ and approximately not larger than 400 ⁇ . This enables remarkable improvement of the luminous intensity.
- cap layer it is preferable to form the cap layer at a growth temperature approximately equal to that for the active layer. This allows the cap layer to be continuously formed without a time interval after formation of the active layer, which considerably prevents elimination of constituent elements from the active layer.
- the growth temperature for the cap layer is preferably set to a temperature which allows crystal growth of the active layer.
- the active layer is preferably formed at a growth temperature not lower than 700° C. and not higher than 950° C.
- the cap layer is preferably formed at a growth temperature not lower than 700° C. and not higher than 950° C. The formation of the cap layer on the active layer at a low growth temperature suppresses elimination of constituent elements such as indium from the active layer.
- the active layer has a quantum well structure including an InGaN quantum well layer and a GaN quantum barrier layer and the GaN quantum barrier layer is formed by a vapor phase growth method at a growth temperature not lower than 700° C. and not higher than 950°. In this case, elimination of constituent elements such as indium from the InGaN quantum well layer is suppressed, thus enabling larger luminous intensity.
- An InGaN having an In composition ratio lower than that of the quantum well layer may be used as the quantum barrier layer.
- a method of manufacturing a light emitting device includes the steps of forming a first cladding layer composed of a compound semiconductor of a first conductivity type by a vapor phase growth method, forming an active layer composed of a compound semiconductor containing indium by a vapor phase growth method on the first cladding layer, forming a cap layer composed of a compound semiconductor on the active layer by a vapor phase growth method at a growth temperature approximately equal to or lower than a temperature allowing vapor phase growth of the active layer, and forming a second cladding layer composed of a compound semiconductor of a second conductivity type on the cap layer by a vapor phase growth method at a temperature higher than the temperature allowing vapor phase growth of the active layer.
- the first cladding layer may be composed of a nitride system semiconductor of the first conductivity type, the active layer of a nitride system semiconductor, the cap layer of a nitride system semiconductor, and the second cladding layer of a nitride system semiconductor of the second conductivity type.
- the first cladding layer may be formed of a III-V group nitride system-semiconductor of the first conductivity type, the active layer of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor, the cap layer of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor, and the second cladding layer of a III-V group nitride system semiconductor of the second conductivity type.
- a buffer layer composed of a non-single-crystal III-V group nitride system semiconductor and a single-crystal underlayer composed of an undoped III-V group nitride system semiconductor in this order on a substrate and then perform crystal growth for the first cladding layer, the active layer, the cap layer and the second cladding layer.
- the buffer layer is formed of AlGaN.
- the buffer layer may be formed of AlN.
- the underlayer is preferably formed of GaN and the underlayer may be formed of AlGaN.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a light emitting diode according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a light emitting diode according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a semiconductor laser device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a semiconductor laser device according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a semiconductor laser device according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram showing an example of a structure to which the present invention can be applied.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram showing another example of a structure to which the present invention is applicable.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional diagram of a conventional light emitting diode.
- a light emitting diode composed of III-V group nitride system semiconductors according to a first embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail referring to FIG. 1 .
- a p electrode 9 composed of Au is formed on the upper surface of the p-type GaN contact layer 8 and an n electrode 10 composed of Al is formed on the n electrode formation region where the n-type GaN contact layer 4 is exposed.
- the individual layers are formed by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD).
- the substrate 1 is placed in a metal organic chemical vapor deposition apparatus. Then, with the substrate 1 held at a non-single crystal growth temperature, e.g., a growth temperature (a substrate temperature) of 600° C., the non-single-crystal undoped AlGaN buffer layer 2 is grown on the substrate 1 by using H 2 and N 2 as carrier gas and ammonia, trimethylgallium (TMG) and trimethylaluminum (TMA) as material gas.
- a non-single crystal growth temperature e.g., a growth temperature (a substrate temperature) of 600° C.
- the non-single-crystal undoped AlGaN buffer layer 2 is grown on the substrate 1 by using H 2 and N 2 as carrier gas and ammonia, trimethylgallium (TMG) and trimethylaluminum (TMA) as material gas.
- TMG trimethylgallium
- TMA trimethylaluminum
- the single-crystal undoped GaN underlayer 3 is grown on the buffer layer 2 by using H 2 and N 2 as carrier gas and ammonia and trimethylgallium (TMG) as material gas.
- the single-crystal Si-doped n-type GaN contact layer 4 is grown on the underlayer 3 by using H 2 and N 2 as carrier gas, ammonia and trimethylgallium (TMG) as material gas, and SiH 4 as dopant gas.
- H 2 and N 2 carrier gas
- TMG trimethylgallium
- the single-crystal Si- and Zn-doped InGaN active layer 5 is grown on the n-type contact layer 4 by a 1 ) using H 2 and N 2 as carrier gas, ammonia, triethylgallium (TEG) and trimethylindium (TMI) as material gas, and SiH 4 and diethylzinc (DEZ) as dopant gas.
- H 2 and N 2 carrier gas
- ammonia triethylgallium (TEG) and trimethylindium (TMI) as material gas
- TMG triethylgallium
- TMI trimethylindium
- DEZ diethylzinc
- the single-crystal undoped GaN cap layer 6 is grown on the InGaN active layer 5 continuously following the growth of the active layer 5 by using H 2 and N 2 as carrier gas, and ammonia and trimethylgallium (TMG) as material gas.
- TMG trimethylgallium
- TMG Triethylgallium
- TMG may be used in place of trimethylgallium (TMG).
- the single-crystal Mg-doped p-type AlGaN cladding layer 7 is grown on the GaN cap layer 6 by using H 2 and N 2 as carrier gas, ammonia, trimethylgallium (TMG) and trimethylaluminum (TMA) as material gas, and Cp 2 Mg (cyclopentadienylmagnesium) as dopant gas.
- the single-crystal Mg-doped p-type GaN contact layer 8 is grown on the p-type cladding layer 7 by using H 2 and N 2 as carrier gas, ammonia and trimethylgallium (TMG) as material gas, and Cp 2 Mg (cyclopentadienylmagnesium) as dopant gas.
- H 2 and N 2 carrier gas
- ammonia and trimethylgallium (TMG) material gas
- Cp 2 Mg cyclopentadienylmagnesium
- the substrate 1 is taken out from the apparatus and the part from the p-type contact layer 8 to the midway in the n-type contact layer 4 is removed by reactive ion beam etching (RIE) to form the n electrode formation region in which the n-type contact layer 4 is exposed.
- RIE reactive ion beam etching
- a heat treatment is performed at 750-800° C. for 30-60 minutes in an atmosphere of nitrogen to activate the dopants in the p-type contact layer 8 and the p-type cladding layer 7 to obtain high carrier concentration and to correct crystal deterioration in the n-type contact layer 4 caused by the etching.
- the p electrode 9 composed of Au is formed by evaporation, or the like, on the p-type contact layer 8 and the n electrode 10 composed of Al is formed by evaporation or the like on the n electrode formation region of the n-type contact layer 4 .
- a heat treatment at 500° C. is then applied to cause the p electrode 9 and the n electrode 10 to come into ohmic contact with the p-type contact layer 8 and the n-type contact layer 4 , respectively, to form the light emitting diode shown in FIG. 1 .
- This light emitting diode having the undoped GaN cap layer 6 in close contact with the InGaN active layer 5 , prevents elimination of constituent elements such as In from the InGaN active layer 5 in or after formation of the active layer 5 . This reduces the number of crystal defects in the active layer 5 , suppressing deterioration of the crystallinity.
- the GaN cap layer 6 of this embodiment is a so-called undoped layer formed without intentional use of dopant, undesirable impurity diffusion into the InGaN active layer 5 is sufficiently suppressed.
- the effect of suppressing impurity diffusion into the active layer 5 is produced because the number of crystal defects in the active layer 5 is reduced by suppressing elimination of constituent elements from the active layer 5 and the effect of suppressing impurity diffusion into the active layer 5 is produced because the cap layer 6 is an undoped layer which remarkably suppresses undesirable impurity diffusion into the active layer 5 .
- the light emitting diode of this embodiment achieves small variations in the light emission wavelength and considerably increased luminous intensity.
- the undoped GaN cap layer 6 is grown right on the entire surface of the InGaN active layer 5 at a temperature not higher than the growth temperature for the InGaN active layer 5 .
- This not only prevents elimination - 7 constituent elements of the InGaN active layer 5 when forming the cap layer 6 but also prevents elimination of constituent elements from the InGaN active layer 5 after formation of the cap layer 6 . Accordingly, the manufacturing method of this embodiment is desirable.
- continuously growing the InGaN active layer 5 and the GaN cap layer 6 at approximately equal growth temperatures sufficiently suppresses elimination of constituent elements from the InGaN active layer 5 and mass productivity is improved.
- the luminous intensity was 340 (arbitrary unit) with a 200- ⁇ -thick GaN cap layer 6 .
- the luminous intensity was 36 (arbitrary unit). This is larger than that of a structure having no cap layer 6 , but is about one-tenth that of the 200- ⁇ -thick cap layer 6 .
- the luminous intensity was 1.4 times that of the 200- ⁇ -thick one, and with a 400- ⁇ -thick GaN cap layer 6 , it was 0.8 times that of the 200- ⁇ -thick one.
- the GaN cap layer 6 has a thickness between 200-400 ⁇ , or that it is preferable that the GaN cap layer 6 has a thickness large enough to cause almost no quantum effect.
- the non-single-crystal AlGaN buffer layer 2 is formed on the substrate 1 and then the undoped GaN single-crystal underlayer 3 is formed under single crystal growth conditions.
- non-single-crystal buffer layer 2 When a GaN layer is used as the non-single-crystal buffer layer 2 , it is likely to suffer from pits in the surface, which may lead to through defects. It is therefore undesirable to use a GaN layer as the buffer layer 2 from the point of view of the manufacturing yield.
- a non-single crystal buffer layer 2 used in combination with the undoped single-crystal underlayer 3 use of an AlN layer is preferable in the point of view of the manufacturing yield, and the use of an AlGaN layer is the most desirable.
- the results in Table 2 show that it is desirable that the AlGaN layer has an Al composition ratio of 0.4 or greater, and smaller than 1, and more desirably, not smaller than 0.4 nor larger than 0.6.
- an AlGaN layer may be used in place of the GaN layer, but an AlN layer is not preferable because it is likely to suffer from cracking on the surface.
- This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that it uses a 200- ⁇ -thick undoped Al u Ga 1 ⁇ u N layer as the cap layer 6 in place of the undoped GaN layer.
- the value of u is approximately 0.1 and 0.2.
- This Al u Ga 1 ⁇ u N layer is formed by MOCVD at the same temperature as the growth temperature for the active layer 5 , at 860° C. in this embodiment.
- H 2 and N 2 are used as carrier gas and ammonia, trimethylgallium (TMG) and trimethylaluminum (TMA) are used as material gas.
- TMG trimethylgallium
- TMA trimethylaluminum
- TMG trimethylgallium
- the light emitting diode of this embodiment also provides remarkably larger luminous intensity than a light emitting diode having no cap layer 6 .
- an undoped Al u Ga 1 ⁇ u N cap layer 6 with an Al composition ratio u of about 0.1 in the second embodiment provided a luminous intensity smaller than half thereof, 190 (arbitrary unit).
- the luminous intensity was one-third that for the Al composition ratio u of 0.1.
- the cap layer 6 has a bandgap between that of the active a layer 5 and that of the p-type cladding layer 7 .
- This embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that it uses no GaN underlayer 3 , whose manufacturing method is the same as that in the first embodiment except that it excludes the process step for forming the GaN underlayer 3 .
- the light emitting diode of this embodiment provides lower yield than the light emitting diode of the first embodiment, it achieves larger luminous intensity than a light emitting diode having no cap layer 6 .
- an n-type AlGaN cladding layer may be provided between the n-type contact layer 4 and the active layer 5 .
- An n-type AlGaN cladding layer and an n-type InGaN layer may be provided between the n-type contact layer 4 and the active layer 5 .
- an active layer with a non-quantum-well structure as the active layer 5 , rather than a quantum-well structure.
- an active layer with a single-quantum-well structure or a multi-quantum-well structure may be used.
- the active layer may have a single-quantum-well structure formed of an In z Ga 1 ⁇ z N (1>s>0) quantum well layer, or a multi-quantum-well structure formed of an In z Ga 1 ⁇ z N (1>s>0) quantum well layer and an In r Ga 1 ⁇ r N (1>s>r ⁇ 0) quantum barrier layer.
- the GaN quantum barrier layer When using a multi-quantum-well structure formed of an In s Ga 1 ⁇ s N (1>s>0) quantum well layer and a GaN quantum barrier layer, it is preferable to form the GaN quantum barrier layer at a growth temperature not lower than 700° C. nor higher than 950° C., and it is also preferable to grow the quantum well layer and the quantum barrier layer at approximately equal growth temperatures.
- the light emitting diodes of the embodiments use an Si- and Zn-doped active layer 5
- an undoped active layer may be used.
- This semiconductor laser device is a self-aligned semiconductor laser device.
- an undoped AlGaN buffer layer 12 with a thickness of about 100-200 ⁇ an undoped GaN underlayer 13 with a thickness of 0.4 ⁇ m, an n-type GaN contact layer 14 with a thickness of 4 ⁇ m, and an n-type AlGaN cladding layer 15 with a thickness of 0.1-0.5 ⁇ m.
- an InGaN active layer 16 an undoped GaN cap layer 17 with a thickness of 200-400 ⁇
- An n-type GaN or n-type AlGaN current blocking layer 19 with a thickness of 0.2-0.3 ⁇ m having a stripe-like opening in the center part is formed on the p-type AlGaN cladding layer 18 .
- a p-type GaN contact layer 20 having a thickness of 0.1-0.5 ⁇ m is formed on the top surface and in the stripe-like opening of the n-type current blocking layer 19 .
- a p electrode 21 is formed on the p-type GaN contact layer 20 and an n electrode 22 is formed on the n-type GaN contact layer 14 .
- a non-quantum-well structure layer may be used, or a single-quantum-well structure layer or a multi-quantum-well layer may be used.
- the thickness is set to about 0.1 to 0.3 ⁇ m.
- the thickness of the quantum well layer is set to 10-50 ⁇
- the thickness of the quantum well layer is set to 10-50 ⁇ and the thickness of the quantum barrier layer is set to about 10-100 ⁇ ,
- This semiconductor laser device is manufactured by performing crystal growth once by using chemical vapor deposition, such as MOCVD.
- the undoped AlGaN buffer layer 12 is formed at a growth temperature or 600° C.
- the undoped GaN underlayer 13 , the n-type GaN contact layer 14 and the n-type AlGaN cladding layer 15 are formed at a growth temperature of 1150° C.
- the InGaN active layer 16 and the GaN cap layer 17 are formed at a growth temperature of 700-950° C.
- the p-type AlGaN cladding layer 18 , the n-type current blocking layer 19 and the p-type GaN contact layer 20 are formed at a growth temperature of 1150° C.
- the semiconductor laser device of this embodiment also provides larger luminous intensity than a semiconductor laser device having no cap layer 17 .
- This semiconductor laser device is a ridge-buried type semiconductor laser device.
- an undoped AlGaN buffer layer 32 with a thickness of 100-200 ⁇ an undoped GaN underlayer 33 with a thickness of 0.4 ⁇ m, an n-type GaN contact layer 34 with a thickness of 4 ⁇ m, and an n-type AlGaN cladding layer 35 with a thickness of 0.1-0.5 82 m.
- Formed in order on the n-type AlGaN cladding layer 35 are an InGaN active layer 36 , an undoped GaN cap layer 37 with a thickness of 200-400 ⁇ , and a p-type AlGaN cladding layer 38 with a thickness of 0.1-0.5 ⁇ m.
- the InGaN active layer 36 has the same structure and thickness as the InGaN active layer 16 in the fourth embodiment.
- the p-type AlGaN cladding layer 38 has a flat region and a ridge region formed in the center of the flat region.
- a p-type GaN cap layer 39 having a thickness of 0.1 ⁇ m is formed on the ridge region of the p-type AlGaN cladding layer 38 .
- An n-type GaN or n-type AlGaN current blocking layer 40 having a thickness of 0.2-0.3 ⁇ m is formed on the upper surface of the flat region and the side surfaces of the ridge region of the p-type AlGaN cladding layer 38 and on the side surfaces of the p-type cap layer 39 .
- a p-type GaN contact layer 41 having a thickness of 0.1-0.5 ⁇ m is formed on the p-type cap layer 39 and the n-type current blocking layer 40 .
- a p electrode 42 is formed on the p-type GaN contact layer 41 and an n electrode 43 is formed on the n-type GaN contact layer 34 .
- This semiconductor laser device is manufactured by performing crystal growth three times by using chemical vapor deposition such as MOCVD.
- the undoped AlGaN buffer layer 32 is formed at a growth temperature of 600° C.
- the undoped GaN underlayer 33 , the n-type GaN contact layer 34 and the n-type AlGaN cladding layer 35 are formed at a growth temperature of 1150° C.
- the InGaN active layer 36 and the undoped GaN cap layer 37 are formed at a growth temperature of 700-950° C.
- the n-type AlGaN cladding layer 38 , the p-type cap layer 39 , the n-type current blocking layer 40 and the p-type GaN contact layer 41 are formed at a growth temperature of 1150° C.
- the semiconductor laser device of this embodiment also provides larger luminous intensity than a semiconductor laser device having no cap layer 37 .
- an undoped AlGaN buffer layer 52 having a thickness of 100-200 ⁇
- an undoped GaN underlayer 53 having a thickness of 0.4 ⁇ m
- an n-type GaN contact layer 54 having a thickness of 4 ⁇ m
- an n-type AlGaN cladding layer 55 having a thickness of 0.1-0.5 ⁇ m.
- n-type AlGaN cladding layer 55 Formed in order on the n-type AlGaN cladding layer 55 are an InGaN active layer 56 , an undoped GaN cap layer 57 having a thickness of 200-400 ⁇ , a p-type AlGaN cladding layer 58 having a thickness of 0.1-0.5 ⁇ m, and a p-type GaN contact layer 59 having a thickness of 0.1-0.5 ⁇ m.
- the InGaN active layer 56 has the same structure and thickness as the InGaN active layer 16 in the fourth embodiment.
- An SiO 2 , SiN, or n-type GaN current blocking layer 60 having a stripe-like opening in the center is formed on the p-type GaN contact layer 59 .
- a p electrode 61 is formed on the p-type GaN contact layer 59 and an n electrode 62 is formed on the n-type GaN contact layer 54 .
- the semiconductor laser device of this embodiment is formed by performing crystal growth once by using chemical vapor deposition such as MOCVD.
- the undoped AlGaN buffer layer 52 is formed at a growth temperature of 600° C.
- the undoped GaN underlayer 53 , the n-type GaN contact layer 54 and the n-type AlGaN cladding layer 55 are formed at a growth temperature of 1150° C.
- the InGaN active layer 56 and the undoped GaN cap layer 57 are formed at a growth temperature of 700-950° C.
- the p-type AlGaN cladding layer 58 and the p-type GaN contact layer 59 are formed at a growth temperature of 1150° C.
- the semiconductor laser device of this embodiment too, provides larger luminous intensity than a semiconductor laser device having no cap layer 57 .
- the present invention can be similarly applied to light emitting devices having semiconductor layers on a conductive substrate such as an SiC substrate and electrodes on the top surface of the uppermost layer of the semiconductor layers and on the lower surface of the substrate.
- an active layer, a cap layer and a p-type cladding layer are formed in this order on an n-type cladding layer in the structures explained above, an active layer, a cap layer and an n-type cladding layer may be formed in this order on a p-type cladding layer. That is to say, the individual layers in the first to sixth embodiments may have the opposite conductivity types.
- the first to sixth embodiments have described applications of this invention to light emitting devices such as light emitting diodes and semiconductor laser devices, but the present invention is also applicable to semiconductor devices having a compound semiconductor laser containing In such as field effect transistors.
- an n-type AlGaN layer 72 and an InGaN layer 73 are formed in order on an n-type GaN layer 71 and a p-type SiC layer 75 is formed above the InGaN layer 73 with an undoped GaN cap layer 74 therebetween.
- the InGaN layer 73 and the GaN cap layer 74 are formed at a growth temperature of 700-950° C. and the p-type SiC layer 75 is formed at a growth temperature of 1300-1500° C.
- formation of the undoped GaN cap layer 74 on the InGaN layer 73 suppresses elimination of constituent elements such as In from the InGaN layer 73 .
- an InGaN layer 82 is formed on an n-type SiC layer 81 and a p-type SiC layer 84 is formed above the InGaN layer 82 with an undoped GaN cap layer 83 therebetween.
- the InGaN layer 82 and the undoped GaN cap layer 83 are formed at a growth temperature of 700-950° C. and the p-type SiC layer 84 is formed at a growth temperature of 1300-1500° C.
- formation of the undoped GaN cap layer 83 on the InGaN layer 82 suppresses elimination of constituent elements such as In from the InGaN layer 82 .
- the light emitting diodes of the first to third embodiments can be applied to light sources for use in optical fiber communication systems, light sources for use in photocouplers, monochromatic or polychromatic pilot lamps, light sources for use in display devices such as digital displays, level meters and displays, light sources for use in facsimile devices, printer heads, signal lamps, lamps for use in automobiles such as high-beam lamps, liquid-crystal televisions, back-light sources for use in liquid-crystal displays, amusement systems, and so on.
- the semiconductor laser devices of the fourth to sixth embodiments can be applied to laser surgical knives, light sources for use in optical communication systems, light sources for use in optical pick-up devices in disk systems for DVD (Digital Video Disk) and the like, light sources for use in color laser beam printers, light sources for use in laser processing devices, light sources for laser holographies, light sources for laser displays, light sources for amusement systems, and so on.
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TABLE 1 | |||
Name of layer | Growth temperature (° C.) | ||
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600 | ||
N- |
1150 | ||
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860 | ||
P- |
1150 | ||
P- |
1150 | ||
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Al composition | Surface conditions | X-ray FWHM (arcsec) |
1.0 | good | 550 |
0.8 | good | 504 |
0.6 | good | 451 |
0.4 | good | 390 |
0.2 | many pits | 428 |
0 | many pits | unknown |
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