摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light emitting device having excellent light extraction efficiency and a high emission output in which a planar shape is a rectangular shape with vertical and longitudinal sides each having a different length.The present light emitting device comprises a substrate and a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, wherein a planar shape is a rectangular shape with vertical and longitudinal sides each having a different length, and a side surface of the gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor layer is not vertical to a principal surface of the substrate.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light emitting device having excellent light extraction efficiency and a high emission output in which a planar shape is a rectangular shape with vertical and longitudinal sides each having a different length.The present light emitting device comprises a substrate and a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, wherein a planar shape is a rectangular shape with vertical and longitudinal sides each having a different length, and a side surface of the gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor layer is not vertical to a principal surface of the substrate.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a transparent positive electrode for use in a face-up-type chip which can emit intense light even using a low drive voltage.The inventive positive electrode for a semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a transparent electrode formed on a semiconductor layer and a bonding pad electrode formed on the transparent electrode, wherein the bonding pad electrode has a reflecting layer that is in contact with at least the transparent electrode.
摘要:
A transparent electrode for a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device includes a p-type semiconductor layer (5), a contact metal layer (1) formed by ohmic contact on the p-type semiconductor layer, an current diffusion layer (12) formed on the contact metal layer and having a lower magnitude of resistivity on the plane of the transparent electrode than the contact metal, and a bonding pad (13) formed on the current diffusion layer. The transparent electrode is at an advantage in widening the surface of light emission in the p-type semiconductor layer, decreasing the operation voltage in the forward direction, and enabling the bonding pad to provide excellent adhesive strength.
摘要:
A transparent electrode for use in a gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor light-emitting device having an emission wavelength of 440 nm or less, includes a metal layer disposed in contiguity to a p-type semiconductor layer and a current diffusion layer disposed on the metal layer. The transparent electrode contains substantially no Au in the whole region thereof. The metal layer contains any one element selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ir, Ru and Rh as a main component. The current diffusion layer contains any one element selected from the group consisting of Pt, Ir, Ru and Rh as a main component except for the case where the metal layer and the current diffusion layer have the same composition. It is possible to provide a white light-emitting device provided with the transparent electrode, a white light-emitting lamp using the white light-emitting device and a lighting fixture using the white light-emitting lamp.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a flip-chip-type gallium nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device exhibiting excellent ohmic characteristics, excellent bonding characteristics, and high emission output. The inventive flip-chip-type gallium nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a positive electrode which has a three-layer structure comprising an ohmic electrode layer composed of rhodium which is in contact with the p-type semiconductor layer, an adhesion layer composed of titanium which is provided on the ohmic electrode layer and has a thickness of 10 Å or more, and a bonding pad layer provided on the adhesion layer and being composed of a metal selected from the group consisting of gold, aluminum, nickel, and copper, or composed of an alloy containing at least one of these metals.
摘要:
A semiconductor light-emitting element including a substrate, a laminated semiconductor layer including a light-emitting layer formed over the substrate, one electrode (111) formed over the upper face of the laminated semiconductor layer, and an other electrode formed over the exposed surface of the semiconductor layer, from which the laminated semiconductor layer is partially cut off. The one electrode (111) includes a junction layer (110) and a bonding pad electrode (120) formed to cover the junction layer. The bonding pad electrode has a maximum thickness larger than that of the junction layer, and is composed of one or two or more layers. Slopes (110c), (117c) and (119c), which are made gradually thinner toward the outer circumference, are formed in the outer circumference portions (110d) and (120d) of the junction layer and the bonding pad electrode. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the element and a lamp.
摘要:
A semiconductor light-emitting element including a substrate, a laminated semiconductor layer including a light-emitting layer formed over the substrate, one electrode (111) formed over the upper face of the laminated semiconductor layer, and an other electrode formed over the exposed surface of the semiconductor layer, from which the laminated semiconductor layer is partially cut off. The one electrode (111) includes a junction layer (110) and a bonding pad electrode (120) formed to cover the junction layer. The bonding pad electrode has a maximum thickness larger than that of the junction layer, and is composed of one or two or more layers. Slopes (110c), (117c) and (119c), which are made gradually thinner toward the outer circumference, are formed in the outer circumference portions (110d) and (120d) of the junction layer and the bonding pad electrode. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the element and a lamp.
摘要:
An object of the present invention is to provide a flip-chip-type gallium nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device exhibiting excellent ohmic characteristics, excellent bonding characteristics, and high emission output. The inventive flip-chip-type gallium nitride compound semiconductor light-emitting device comprises a substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer, a light-emitting layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, a negative electrode provided on the n-type semiconductor layer, and a positive electrode provided on the p-type semiconductor layer, the layers being successively provided atop the substrate in this order and being composed of a gallium nitride compound semiconductor, wherein the positive electrode has a three-layer structure comprising an ohmic electrode layer which is in contact with the p-type semiconductor layer, an adhesion layer which is provided on the ohmic electrode layer, and a bonding pad layer provided on the adhesion layer, each melting point of these layers being lowered in this order.