摘要:
A semiconductor device comprises an active region (4), a cladding layer (5,7), and a saturable absorbing layer (6) disposed within the cladding layer. The saturable absorbing layer comprises at least one portion (11a) that is absorbing for light emitted by the active region and comprises at least portion (11b) that is not absorbing for light emitted by the active region.The fabrication method of the invention enables the non-absorbing portion(s) (11b) of the saturable absorbing layer (6) to produced after the device structure has been fabricated. This allows the degree of overlap between the non-absorbing portion(s) (11b) of the saturable absorbing layer (6) and the optical mode of the laser to be altered after the device has been grown.
摘要:
A semiconductor device comprises an active region (4), a cladding layer (5,7), and a saturable absorbing layer (6) disposed within the cladding layer. The saturable absorbing layer comprises at least one portion (11a) that is absorbing for light emitted by the active region and comprises at least portion (11b) that is not absorbing for light emitted by the active region.The fabrication method of the invention enables the non-absorbing portion(s) (11b) of the saturable absorbing layer (6) to produced after the device structure has been fabricated. This allows the degree of overlap between the non-absorbing portion(s) (11b) of the saturable absorbing layer (6) and the optical mode of the laser to be altered after the device has been grown.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a nitride semiconductor device comprises the steps of: growing an InxGa1-xN (0≦x≦1) layer, and growing an aluminium-containing nitride semiconductor layer over the InxGa1-xN layer at a growth temperature of at least 500° C. so as to form an electron gas region at an interface between the InxGa1-xN layer and the nitride semiconductor layer. The nitride semiconductor layer is then annealed at a temperature of at least 800° C. The method of the invention can provide an electron gas having a sheet carrier density of 6×1013cm−2 or greater. An electron gas with such a high sheet carrier concentration can be obtained with an aluminium-containing nitride semiconductor layer having a relatively low aluminium concentration, such as an aluminium mole fraction of 0.3 or below, and without the need to dope the aluminium-containing nitride semiconductor layer or the InxGa1-xN layer.
摘要翻译:一种制造氮化物半导体器件的方法包括以下步骤:生长In 1 x 1 Ga 1-x N(0 <= x <= 1)层,并生长 含铝氮化物半导体层,在至少500℃的生长温度下在In 1 x 1 Ga 1-x N层上形成电子气区域 在In 1 x 1 Ga 1-x N层和氮化物半导体层之间的界面。 然后将氮化物半导体层在至少800℃的温度下退火。本发明的方法可以提供具有6×10 13 cm -2的薄片载体密度的电子气体, SUP>或更大。 具有如此高的片状载流子浓度的电子气体可以用具有相对较低的铝浓度的铝含量的氮化物半导体层,例如0.3或更低的铝摩尔分数,并且不需要掺杂含铝氮化物 半导体层或In 1 x 1 Ga 1-x N层。
摘要:
A method for growing an In(x)Al(y)Ga(1−x−y)N layer (where x is greater than zero and less than or equal to one, y is greater than or equal to zero and less than or equal to one and the sum of x and y is less than or equal to one). The method includes supplying plasma-activated nitrogen atoms as a source of nitrogen for the In(x)Al(y)Ga(1−x−y)N layer to a growth surface, where a flux of the plasma-activated nitrogen atoms supplied to the growth surface is at least four times higher than a total flux of aluminium and gallium atoms also supplied to the growth surface, where either the aluminium or gallium flux may or may not be zero; and simultaneously supplying indium atoms and nitrogen-containing molecules to the growth surface.
摘要:
A semiconductor light-emitting device fabricated in the (Al,Ga,In)N materials system has an active region for light emission (3) comprising InGaN quantum dots or InGaN quantum wires. An AlGaN layer (6) is provided on a substrate side of the active region. This increases the optical output of the light-emitting device. This increased optical output is believed to result from the AlxGa1-xN layer serving, in use, to promote the injection of carriers into the active region.
摘要:
A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device comprises depositing a semiconductor layer over a semiconductor surface having at least one first region with a first (average surface lattice) parameter value and at least one second region having a second parameter value different from the first. The semiconductor layer is deposited to a thickness so self-organised islands form over both the first and second regions. The difference in the parameter value means the islands over the first region have a first average parameter value and the islands over the second region have a second average parameter value different from the first. A capping layer is deposited over islands and has a greater forbidden bandgap than the islands whereby the islands form quantum dots, which have different properties over the first and second regions due to difference(s) between the first and second region islands.
摘要:
A method of forming a smooth, continuous compound semiconductor film, e.g., a GaN film, is provided. When a GaN film is formed in accordance with this method, Ga is caused to arrive at a sapphire substrate in accordance with a first arrival rate profile over a growth period during which the film is formed, and nitrogen is caused to arrive at the substrate in accordance with a second arrival rate profile over the growth period. The first and second arrival rate profiles are such that the Ga and N are caused to arrive simultaneoulsly at the substrate over the growth period and so that (i) during an initial part of the growth period, growth of the film takes place under a stoichiometric exccess of Ga and (ii) during a subsequent part of the growth period, growth of the film takes place under a stoichiometric excess of N.
摘要:
A nitride semiconductor device comprises: a layer structure including an active region (102) containing AlxGayIn1-x-yN quantum dots layers (102a), and means (104a,104b) for applying an electric field across the active region to modify the spin orientation of excitons in the quantum dots. The exciton spin lifetime at 300K is, for at least a range of values of the electric field applied across the active region, at least 1 ns, more preferably at least 10 ns, and particularly preferably at least 15 ns or 20 ns. These lifetimes may be obtained by configuring the device such that the exciton binding energy is, for at least a range of values of the electric field applied across the active region, 25 meV or greater.
摘要翻译:氮化物半导体器件包括:包括含有Al x Ga y In 1-x-y N量子点层(102a)的有源区(102)的层结构,以及用于在有源区上施加电场以修改自旋取向的装置(104a,104b) 的量子点中的激子。 对于在有源区域施加的电场的至少一个值的范围,300K处的激子自旋寿命至少为1ns,更优选为至少10ns,特别优选为至少15ns或20ns。 这些寿命可以通过将器件配置成使激子结合能量在施加在有源区域上的电场的至少一个值的范围为25meV或更大的范围内来获得。
摘要:
A semiconductor device includes an AlxGayIn1-x-yN layer and (Al,Ga,In)N quantum dots disposed on the AlxGayIn1-x-yN layer, wherein the indium fraction in the AlxGayIn1-x-yN layer is non-zero (1-x-y≠0).
摘要翻译:半导体器件包括设置在Al x Ga y In 1-x-y N层上的Al x Ga y In 1-x-y N层和(Al,Ga,In)N量子点,其中Al x Ga y In 1-x-y N层中的铟部分为非零 -x-y0)。