摘要:
In order to emit a light from an electrode side, in semiconductor light emitting devices such as LED and the like, and liquid crystal, the electrode is formed of a transparent material so as to transmit a light through the transparent electrode and exit the light. A ZnO, which constitutes a material for the transparent electrode, is subject to erosion by acid and alkali, thus, as the case may cause loss of a reliability of the electrode under the influence of ion-containing moisture. In order to solve such a problem, this invention has as its aim a transparent electrode film provided with stability capable of preventing any degradation under the influence of any ion-containing moisture, while being kept acid-proof and alkali-proof. In order to accomplish the above-mentioned aim, this invention provides a transparent electrode made up of a ZnO as its main material, wherein its surface is covered with a Mg-doped ZnO film.
摘要:
Provided is a ZnO-based thin film for growing a flat film when the ZnO-based thin film is formed on a substrate. In FIG. 1(a), a ZnO-based film 2 is formed on a ZnO-based substrate 1. Meanwhile, in FIG. 1(b), a ZnO-based laminated body 10 that is a laminated body of ZnO-based thin films is formed on the ZnO-based substrate 1. The ZnO-based laminated body 10 is the laminated body in which multiple ZnO-based thin films including a ZnO-based thin film 3, a ZnO-based thin film 4 and the like are laminated. When forming the ZnO-based thin film 2 or the ZnO-based laminated body 10, the film or the body is formed at a growth temperature of 750° C. or above, or alternatively, a step structure on a surface of the film is formed into a predetermined structure such that roughness on the surface of the film is in a predetermined range.
摘要:
Provided are a ZnO-based substrate having a high-quality surface suitable for crystal growth, a method for processing the ZnO-based substrate, and a ZnO-based semiconductor device. The ZnO-based substrate is formed such that any one of a carboxyl group and a carbonate group is substantially absent in a principal surface on a crystal growth side. Also, in order for a carboxyl group or a carbonate group to be substantially absent, any one of oxygen radicals, oxygen plasma and ozone is brought into contact with the surface of the ZnO-based substrate before the crystal growth is started. Consequently, cleanness of the surface of the ZnO substrate is enhanced, thereby enabling fabrication of a high-quality ZnO-based thin film on the substrate.
摘要:
Provided are a ZnO-based thin film and a ZnO-based semiconductor device which allow: reduction in a burden on a manufacturing apparatus; improvement of controllability and reproducibility of doping; and obtaining p-type conduction without changing a crystalline structure. In order to be formed into a p-type ZnO-based thin film, a ZnO-based thin film is formed by employing as a basic structure a superlattice structure of a MgZnO/ZnO super lattice layer 3. This superlattice component is formed with a laminated structure which includes acceptor-doped MgZnO layers 3b and acceptor-doped ZnO layers 3a. Hence, it is possible to improve controllability and reproducibility of the doping, and to prevent a change in a crystalline structure due to a doping material.
摘要:
Provided is a ZnO-based semiconductor device capable of achieving easier conversion into p-type by alleviating the self-compensation effect and by preventing donor impurities from mixing in. The ZnO-based semiconductor device includes a MgxZn1-xO substrate (0≦x≦1) having such a principal surface that: a projection axis obtained by projecting a normal line to the principal surface onto a plane formed by an a-axis and a c-axis of substrate crystal axes is inclined towards the a-axis by an angle of φa degrees; a projection axis obtained by projecting the normal line to the principal surface onto a plane formed by an m-axis and the c-axis of the substrate crystal axes is inclined towards the m-axis by an angle of Φm degrees; the angle Φa satisfies 70≦{90−(180/π)arctan(tan(πΦa/180)/tan(πΦm/180))≦110; and the angle Φm≧1. Accordingly, a ZnO-based semiconductor layer formed on the principal surface can be easily converted into p-type because the donor impurities are prevented from mixing in and the self-compensation effect is alleviated. Thus, the desired ZnO-based semiconductor device can be fabricated.
摘要:
Provided is a nitride semiconductor light emitting element that has improved light extraction efficiency and a wide irradiation angle of outgoing light irrespective of the reflectance of a metal used for an electrode. An n side anti-reflection layer 2 and a p side Bragg reflection layer 4 are formed so as to sandwich an MQW active layer 3 that serves as a light emitting region, and the nitride semiconductor light emitting element has a double hetero structure. On top of the n side anti-reflection layer 2, an n electrode 1 is formed. Meanwhile, at the lower side of the p side Bragg reflection layer 4, a p electrode 5, a reflection film 7, and a pad electrode 8 are formed, and the pad electrode is bonded to a support substrate 10 with a conductive bonding layer 9 interposed in between. Both the n side anti-reflection layer 2 and the p side Bragg reflection layer 4 also serve as contact layers. The n side anti-reflection layer 2 is disposed on the light-extracting-direction side while the p side Bragg reflection layer 4 is disposed on the opposite side to the light-extracting-direction side. Consequently, the light extraction efficiency is improved.
摘要:
There is provided a method for manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device which has a p-type nitride semiconductor layer having a high carrier concentration (low resistance) by activating an acceptor without raising a problem of forming nitrogen vacancies which are generated when a high temperature annealing is carried out over an extended time. A semiconductor lamination portion (6) made of nitride semiconductor is formed on a substrate (1) so as to form a light emitting layer, and irradiated by a laser beam having a wavelength λ of λ=h·c/E or less (E is energy capable of separating off the bonding between Mg and H) from the front surface side of the semiconductor lamination portion. Then, a heat treatment is carried out at a temperature of 300 to 400° C. And, similarly to a process for normal nitride semiconductor LED, a light transmitting conductive layer (7) is provided, an n-side electrode (9) is formed on an n-type layer (3) exposed by removing a part of the semiconductor lamination portion by etching, and a p-side electrode (8) is formed on a surface of the light transmitting conductive layer, thereby a LED is obtained.
摘要:
There is provided a semiconductor light emitting device in which light emitting efficiency is totally improved in case of emitting a light having a short wavelength of 400 nm or less by raising internal quantum efficiency by enhancing crystallinity of semiconductor layers laminated and by raising external quantum efficiency by taking out the light emitted by preventing the light emitted from being absorbed in the substrate or the like, as much as possible. In case of laminating ZnO compound semiconductor layers (2 to 6) so as to form a light emitting layer forming portion (7) for emitting the light having a wavelength of 400 nm or less on a substrate (1), a substrate composed of MgxZn1-xO (0≦x≦0.5) is used as the substrate (1).
摘要翻译:提供了一种半导体发光器件,其中通过提高层叠的半导体层的结晶度并通过提高外部量子效率来提高内部量子效率,并且通过提高外部量子效率来发射具有400nm或更小的短波长的光的发光效率得到全面改善 通过防止发射的光被吸收在基板等中而发出的光被尽可能多地取出。 在层叠ZnO化合物半导体层(2〜6)以在基板(1)上形成发光波长为400nm以下的光的发光层形成部(7)的情况下,将由Mg x Zn 1 -xO(0 <= x <= 0.5)用作衬底(1)。
摘要:
A semiconductor light emitting device is provided, in which the light emitting efficiency of a LED is improved. A semiconductor light emitting device (11) includes a light emitting layer (16) made of a GaN-based semiconductor sandwiched with an n-type GaN-based semiconductor layer (17) and a p-type GaN-based semiconductor layer (15), and a ZnO-based or an ITO transparent electrode layer (14). Further, a value of an equation represented by 3t/(A/π)1/2−3(t/(A/π)1/2)2+(t/(A/π)1/2)3 is 0.1 or more, where a thickness of the transparent electrode layer is represented by t and an area of the light emitting layer (light emitting area) of the light emitting device (11) is represented by A. The light emitting efficiency is improved using the transparent electrode layer (14) having an optimum thickness to the light emitting area.