公开(公告)号：US08207556B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-26

申请号：US13243516

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Takao Nakamura

发明人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Takao Nakamura

IPC分类号： H01L29/24 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L29/12 ,  H01L31/0328 ,  H01L31/0336 ,  H01L31/072 ,  H01L31/109 ,  H01L29/22 ,  H01L29/732 ,  H01L29/739

CPC分类号： H01L21/02389 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L21/02433 ,  H01L21/02458 ,  H01L21/02491 ,  H01L21/0254 ,  H01L21/02573 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01S5/305 ,  H01S5/3086 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S5/3211 ,  H01S5/34333 ,  H01S2304/04

摘要： A group III nitride semiconductor device having a gallium nitride based semiconductor film with an excellent surface morphology is provided. A group III nitride optical semiconductor device includes a group III nitride semiconductor supporting base, a GaN based semiconductor region, an active layer, and a GaN semiconductor region. The primary surface of the group III nitride semiconductor supporting base is not any polar plane, and forms a finite angle with a reference plane that is orthogonal to a reference axis extending in the direction of a c-axis of the group III nitride semiconductor. The GaN based semiconductor region, grown on the semipolar primary surface, includes a semiconductor layer of, for example, an n-type GaN based semiconductor doped with silicon. A GaN based semiconductor layer of an oxygen concentration of 5×1016 cm−3 or more provides an active layer, grown on the primary surface, with an excellent crystal quality.

摘要翻译： 提供具有优异表面形态的具有氮化镓基半导体膜的III族氮化物半导体器件。 III族氮化物光半导体器件包括III族氮化物半导体支撑基底，GaN基半导体区域，有源层和GaN半导体区域。 III族氮化物半导体支撑基体的主表面不是任何极性平面，并且与与在III族氮化物半导体的c轴方向上延伸的参考轴正交的参考平面形成有限角度。 在半极性主表面上生长的GaN基半导体区域包括例如掺杂有硅的n型GaN基半导体的半导体层。 氧浓度为5×1016cm-3以上的GaN系半导体层能够提供在主表面生长的活性层，其结晶质量优异。

公开(公告)号：US08053806B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-08

申请号：US12940879

申请日：2010-11-05

申请人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Takao Nakamura

发明人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Takao Nakamura

IPC分类号： H01L29/24 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H01L29/06 ,  H01L31/0328 ,  H01L31/0336 ,  H01L31/072 ,  H01L31/109 ,  H01L27/15 ,  H01L29/26 ,  H01L31/12 ,  H01L29/22

CPC分类号： H01L21/02389 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L21/02433 ,  H01L21/02458 ,  H01L21/02491 ,  H01L21/0254 ,  H01L21/02573 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01S5/305 ,  H01S5/3086 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S5/3211 ,  H01S5/34333 ,  H01S2304/04

摘要： A group III nitride semiconductor device having a gallium nitride based semiconductor film with an excellent surface morphology is provided. A group III nitride optical semiconductor device 11a includes a group III nitride semiconductor supporting base 13, a GaN based semiconductor region 15, an active layer active layer 17, and a GaN semiconductor region 19. The primary surface 13a of the group III nitride semiconductor supporting base 13 is not any polar plane, and forms a finite angle with a reference plane Sc that is orthogonal to a reference axis Cx extending in the direction of a c-axis of the group III nitride semiconductor. The GaN based semiconductor region 15 is grown on the semipolar primary surface 13a. A GaN based semiconductor layer 21 of the GaN based semiconductor region 15 is, for example, an n-type GaN based semiconductor, and the n-type GaN based semiconductor is doped with silicon. A GaN based semiconductor layer 23 of an oxygen concentration of 5×1016 cm−3 or more provides an active layer 17 with an excellent crystal quality, and the active layer 17 is grown on the primary surface of the GaN based semiconductor layer 23.

摘要翻译： 提供具有优异表面形态的具有氮化镓基半导体膜的III族氮化物半导体器件。 III族氮化物光半导体器件11a包括III族氮化物半导体支撑基底13，GaN基半导体区域15，有源层有源层17和GaN半导体区域19.第III族氮化物半导体支撑基底13的主表面13a 基座13不是任何极性平面，并且与参考平面Sc形成有限的角度，该参考平面Sc与在III族氮化物半导体的c轴方向上延伸的基准轴Cx正交。 在半极性主表面13a上生长GaN基半导体区域15。 GaN系半导体区域15的GaN系半导体层21例如为n型GaN系半导体，n型GaN系半导体掺杂有硅。 氧浓度为5×1016cm-3以上的GaN系半导体层23提供具有优异晶体质量的有源层17，并且在GaN基半导体层23的主表面上生长有源层17。

公开(公告)号：US08927962B2

公开(公告)日：2015-01-06

申请号：US13055690

申请日：2010-02-26

申请人： Masaki Ueno ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Shinji Tokuyama

发明人： Masaki Ueno ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Shinji Tokuyama

IPC分类号： H01L29/66 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01S5/343 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01S5/32

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01L33/325 ,  H01S5/3202

摘要： A group III nitride semiconductor optical device 11a has a group III nitride semiconductor substrate 13 having a main surface 13a forming a finite angle with a reference plane Sc orthogonal to a reference axis Cx extending in a c-axis direction of the group III nitride semiconductor and an active layer 17 of a quantum-well structure, disposed on the main surface 13a of the group III nitride semiconductor substrate 13, including a well layer 28 made of a group III nitride semiconductor and a plurality of barrier layers 29 made of a group III nitride semiconductor. The main surface 13a exhibits semipolarity. The active layer 17 has an oxygen content of at least 1×1017 cm−3 but not exceeding 8×1017 cm−3. The plurality of barrier layers 29 contain an n-type impurity other than oxygen by at least 1×1017 cm−3 but not exceeding 1×1019 cm−3 in an upper near-interface area 29u in contact with a lower interface 28Sd of the well layer 28 on the group III nitride semiconductor substrate side.

摘要翻译： III族氮化物半导体光学元件11a具有III族氮化物半导体衬底13，该III族氮化物半导体衬底13具有与在III族氮化物半导体的c轴方向上延伸的参考轴Cx正交的参考平面Sc形成有限角度的主表面13a; 设置在III族氮化物半导体衬底13的主表面13a上的量子阱结构的有源层17，包括由III族氮化物半导体制成的阱层28和由III族组成的多个势垒层29 氮化物半导体。 主表面13a具有半极性。 活性层17的氧含量至少为1×1017cm-3，但不超过8×1017cm-3。 多个势垒层29在上接近界面区域29u中含有除氧之外的至少1×1017cm-3但不超过1×1019cm-3的n型杂质，该上接近界面区29u与下界面28Sd接触 III族氮化物半导体衬底侧的阱层28。

公开(公告)号：US08653621B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-18

申请号：US13054037

申请日：2010-06-18

申请人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yohei Enya ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Shinji Tokuyama

发明人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yohei Enya ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Shinji Tokuyama

IPC分类号： H01L31/102

摘要： A nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting element LE1 or LD1 has: a gallium nitride substrate 11 having a principal surface 11a which makes an angle α, in the range 40° to 50° or in the range more than 90° to 130°, with the reference plane Sc perpendicular to the reference axis Cx extending in the c axis direction; an n-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer 13; a second gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer 17; and a light-emitting layer 15 including a plurality of well layers of InGaN and a plurality of barrier layers 23 of a GaN-based semiconductor, wherein the direction of piezoelectric polarization of the plurality of well layers 21 is the direction from the n-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer 13 toward the second gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer 17.

公开(公告)号：US08284811B2

公开(公告)日：2012-10-09

申请号：US12837143

申请日：2010-07-15

申请人： Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Yohei Enya ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Takashi Kyono

发明人： Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Yohei Enya ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Takashi Kyono

IPC分类号： H01S5/00

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01S5/2004 ,  H01S5/2009 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S2302/00

摘要： Provided is a III-nitride semiconductor laser diode capable of lasing to emit light of not less than 500 nm with use of a semipolar plane. Since an active layer 29 is provided so as to generate light at the wavelength of not less than 500 nm, the wavelength of light to be confined into a core semiconductor region 19 is a long wavelength. A first optical guide layer 27 is provided with a two-layer structure, and a second optical guide layer 31 is provided with a two-layer structure. A material of a cladding layer 21 comprised of at least either of AlGaN and InAlGaN is different from the III-nitride semiconductor, and the thickness D15 of a first epitaxial semiconductor region 15 is larger than the thickness D19 of the core semiconductor region 19; however, the misfit dislocation densities at first to third interfaces J1, J2 and J3 are not more than 1×106 cm−1, thereby preventing lattice relaxation from occurring in the semiconductor layers at these interfaces J1, J2 and J3 because of the c-plane that acts as a slip plane.

摘要翻译： 提供了能够利用半极性平面发光的不少于500nm的光的III族氮化物半导体激光二极管。 由于设置有源层29以产生波长不小于500nm的光，所以被限制在芯半导体区域19中的光的波长是长波长。 第一光导层27设置有两层结构，第二光导层31设置有两层结构。 由AlGaN和InAlGaN中的至少一个组成的包覆层21的材料与III族氮化物半导体不同，第一外延半导体区域15的厚度D15大于芯半导体区域19的厚度D19; 然而，第一至第三界面J1，J2和J3处的失配位错密度不大于1×106cm-1，从而防止在这些界面J1，J2和J3处的半导体层中发生晶格弛豫，因为c- 作为滑行平面的飞机。

公开(公告)号：US20110227035A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-22

申请号：US12999987

申请日：2010-06-14

申请人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yohei Enya ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Masaki Ueno

发明人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yohei Enya ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Masaki Ueno

IPC分类号： H01L33/04

CPC分类号： H01L33/04 ,  H01L33/12

摘要： Provided is a nitride-based semiconductor light-emitting element having improved carrier injection efficiency into the well layer. The element comprises a substrate (5) formed from a hexagonal-crystal gallium nitride semiconductor; an n-type gallium nitride semiconductor region (7) disposed on a main surface (S1) of the substrate (5); a light-emitting layer (11) having a single quantum well structure disposed on the n-type gallium nitride semiconductor region (7); and a p-type gallium nitride semiconductor region (19) disposed on the light-emitting layer (11). The light-emitting layer (11) is disposed between the n-type gallium nitride semiconductor region (7) and the p-type gallium nitride semiconductor region (19). The light-emitting layer (11) comprises a well layer (15), a barrier layer (13), and a barrier layer (17). The well layer (15) is InGaN. The main surface (S1) extends, from a surface perpendicular to the c axial direction of the hexagonal-crystal gallium nitride semiconductor, along a reference plane (S5) inclined at an angle of inclination within a range between 63° and 80° or between 100° and 117°.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种具有提高到阱层的载流子注入效率的氮化物基半导体发光元件。 元件包括由六方晶系氮化镓半导体形成的基板（5） 设置在所述基板（5）的主表面（S1）上的n型氮化镓半导体区域（7）。 具有设置在n型氮化镓半导体区域（7）上的单量子阱结构的发光层（11）; 和设置在发光层（11）上的p型氮化镓半导体区域（19）。 发光层（11）设置在n型氮化镓半导体区域（7）和p型氮化镓半导体区域（19）之间。 发光层（11）包括阱层（15），阻挡层（13）和阻挡层（17）。 阱层（15）是InGaN。 主表面（S1）从垂直于六方晶系氮化镓半导体的c轴方向的表面沿着在63°至80°之间的范围内倾斜的参考平面（S5）延伸，或者在 100°和117°。

公开(公告)号：US08748868B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-10

申请号：US13294010

申请日：2011-11-10

申请人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yohei Enya ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Takamichi Sumitomo

发明人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yohei Enya ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Takamichi Sumitomo

IPC分类号： H01L29/06 ,  H01L31/00

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L21/02389 ,  H01L21/02458 ,  H01L21/0254 ,  H01L21/02573 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L21/02661 ,  H01L33/18 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01S5/2009 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/3201 ,  H01S5/3211

摘要： For a nitride semiconductor light emitting device, a c-axis vector of hexagonal GaN of a support substrate is inclined to an X-axis direction with respect to a normal axis Nx normal to a primary surface. In a semiconductor region an active layer, a first gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer, an electron block layer, and a second gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer are arranged along the normal axis on the primary surface of the support substrate. A p-type cladding layer is comprised of AlGaN, and the electron block layer is comprised of AlGaN. The electron block layer is subject to tensile strain in the X-axis direction. The first gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer is subject to compressive strain in the X-axis direction. The misfit dislocation density at an interface is smaller than that at an interface. A barrier to electrons at the interface is raised by piezoelectric polarization.

摘要翻译： 对于氮化物半导体发光器件，支撑衬底的六边形GaN的c轴矢量相对于垂直于主表面的法线轴Nx相对于X轴方向倾斜。 在半导体区域中，在支撑基板的主表面上沿着法线布置有源层，第一氮化镓基半导体层，电子阻挡层和第二氮化镓基半导体层。 p型覆层由AlGaN构成，电子阻挡层由AlGaN构成。 电子阻挡层在X轴方向上受到拉伸应变。 第一氮化镓基半导体层在X轴方向上受到压应变。 界面处的错配位错密度小于界面处的位错密度。 在界面处的电子势垒由压电极化引起。

公开(公告)号：US08548021B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-01

申请号：US13211858

申请日：2011-08-17

申请人： Kei Fujii ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Yohei Enya

发明人： Kei Fujii ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Yohei Enya

IPC分类号： H01S5/00

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01S5/0202 ,  H01S5/2009 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S5/3211 ,  H01S5/3404 ,  H01S2304/04

摘要： Provided is a III-nitride semiconductor laser allowing for provision of a low threshold with use of a semipolar plane. A primary surface 13a of a semiconductor substrate 13 is inclined at an angle of inclination AOFF in the range of not less than 50 degrees and not more than 70 degrees toward the a-axis direction of GaN with respect to a reference plane perpendicular to a reference axis Cx along the c-axis direction of GaN. A first cladding layer 15, an active layer 17, and a second cladding layer 19 are provided on the primary surface 13a of the semiconductor substrate 13. The well layers 23a of the active layer 17 comprise InGaN. A polarization degree P in the LED mode of emission from the active layer of the semiconductor laser that reaches lasing is not less than −1 and not more than 0.1. The polarization degree P of the III-nitride semiconductor laser is defined by P=(I1−I2)/(I1+I2), using an electric field component I1 in the X1 direction and an electric field component I2 in the X2 direction of light in the LED mode.

摘要翻译： 提供了允许使用半极性平面提供低阈值的III族氮化物半导体激光器。 半导体基板13的主表面13a相对于垂直于参考的参考平面朝向a轴方向的不小于50度且不超过70度的范围内以倾斜角AOFF倾斜 沿着C轴方向的C x轴。 在半导体衬底13的主表面13a上设置第一覆层15，有源层17和第二覆层19.有源层17的阱层23a包括InGaN。 来自激光器的半导体激光器的有源层的发光LED的偏振度P不小于-1且不大于0.1。 III族氮化物半导体激光器的偏振度P通过使用X1方向的电场分量I1和X2方向的电场分量I2由P =（I1-I2）/（I1 + I2）定义 在LED模式下。

公开(公告)号：US08357946B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-22

申请号：US13189194

申请日：2011-07-22

申请人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo

发明人： Takashi Kyono ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo

IPC分类号： H01L27/15

CPC分类号： H01L21/02389 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L21/02433 ,  H01L21/02458 ,  H01L21/0254 ,  H01L21/02573 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L33/007 ,  H01L33/06 ,  H01L33/18 ,  H01S5/3201 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S5/34333 ,  H01S2301/173

摘要： Provided is a nitride semiconductor light emitting device including a light emitting layer above a GaN support base with a semipolar surface and allowing for suppression of reduction in luminous efficiency due to misfit dislocations. A nitride semiconductor light emitting device 11 has a support base 13 comprised of a hexagonal gallium nitride, an n-type gallium nitride-based semiconductor layer 15 including an InX1AlY1Ga1-X1-Y1N (0

摘要翻译： 提供了一种氮化物半导体发光器件，其包括具有半极性表面的GaN支撑基底上方的发光层，并且允许抑制由于失配位错引起的发光效率的降低。 氮化物半导体发光器件11具有由六方晶系氮化镓构成的支撑基体13，包含InX1AlY1Ga1-X1-Y1N（0

公开(公告)号：US20110121265A1

公开(公告)日：2011-05-26

申请号：US13055690

申请日：2010-02-26

申请人： Masaki Ueno ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Shinji Tokuyama

发明人： Masaki Ueno ,  Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Shinji Tokuyama

IPC分类号： H01L29/66

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01L33/325 ,  H01S5/3202

摘要： A group III nitride semiconductor optical device 11a has a group III nitride semiconductor substrate 13 having a main surface 13a forming a finite angle with a reference plane Sc orthogonal to a reference axis Cx extending in a c-axis direction of the group III nitride semiconductor and an active layer 17 of a quantum-well structure, disposed on the main surface 13a of the group III nitride semiconductor substrate 13, including a well layer 28 made of a group III nitride semiconductor and a plurality of barrier layers 29 made of a group III nitride semiconductor. The main surface 13a exhibits semipolarity. The active layer 17 has an oxygen content of at least 1×1017 cm−3 but not exceeding 8×1017 cm−3. The plurality of barrier layers 29 contain an n-type impurity other than oxygen by at least 1×1017 cm−3 but not exceeding 1×1019 cm−3 in an upper near-interface area 29u in contact with a lower interface 28Sd of the well layer 28 on the group III nitride semiconductor substrate side.

摘要翻译： III族氮化物半导体光学元件11a具有III族氮化物半导体衬底13，该III族氮化物半导体衬底13具有与在III族氮化物半导体的c轴方向上延伸的参考轴Cx正交的参考平面Sc形成有限角度的主表面13a; 设置在III族氮化物半导体衬底13的主表面13a上的量子阱结构的有源层17，包括由III族氮化物半导体制成的阱层28和由III族组成的多个势垒层29 氮化物半导体。 主表面13a具有半极性。 活性层17的氧含量至少为1×1017cm-3，但不超过8×1017cm-3。 多个势垒层29在上接近界面区域29u中含有除氧之外的至少1×1017cm-3但不超过1×1019cm-3的n型杂质，该上接近界面区29u与下界面28Sd接触 III族氮化物半导体衬底侧的阱层28。