公开(公告)号：US20110241016A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-06

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： H01L33/16 ,  H01L33/30

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S5/3213 ,  H01S5/3404

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.

摘要翻译： 氮化物系半导体发光元件LE1或LD1具有：氮化镓衬底11，其具有在40°至50°的范围内或大于90°至130°的范围内具有角度α的主表面11a， 其中参考平面Sc垂直于在c轴方向上延伸的参考轴线Cx; n型氮化镓系半导体层13; 第二氮化镓基半导体层17; 以及包括多个InGaN阱层和GaN基半导体的多个势垒层23的发光层15，其中多个阱层21的压电极化的方向是来自n型的方向 氮化镓系半导体层13朝向第二氮化镓系半导体层17。

公开(公告)号：US07933303B2

公开(公告)日：2011-04-26

申请号：US12844446

申请日：2010-07-27

申请人： Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Shinji Tokuyama ,  Koji Katayama ,  Takao Nakamura ,  Takatoshi Ikegami

发明人： Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Shinji Tokuyama ,  Koji Katayama ,  Takao Nakamura ,  Takatoshi Ikegami

IPC分类号： H01S5/00

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01S5/0202 ,  H01S5/028 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S2301/14

摘要： Provided is a group-III nitride semiconductor laser device with a laser cavity allowing for a low threshold current, on a semipolar surface of a support base in which the c-axis of a hexagonal group-III nitride is tilted toward the m-axis. First and second fractured faces 27, 29 to form the laser cavity intersect with an m-n plane. The group-III nitride semiconductor laser device 11 has a laser waveguide extending in a direction of an intersecting line between the m-n plane and the semipolar surface 17a. For this reason, it is feasible to make use of emission by a band transition enabling the low threshold current. In a laser structure 13, a first surface 13a is opposite to a second surface 13b. The first and second fractured faces 27, 29 extend from an edge 13c of the first surface 13a to an edge 13d of the second surface 13b. The fractured faces are not formed by dry etching and are different from conventionally-employed cleaved facets such as c-planes, m-planes, or a-planes.

摘要翻译： 提供了在六边形III族氮化物的c轴朝向m轴倾斜的支撑基座的半极性表面上具有允许低阈值电流的激光腔的III族氮化物半导体激光器件。 第一和第二断裂面27,29以形成与m-n平面相交的激光腔。 III族氮化物半导体激光器件11具有在m-n平面和半极性表面17a之间的交线的方向上延伸的激光波导。 因此，通过能够实现低阈值电流的带状转变来利用发射是可行的。 在激光结构13中，第一表面13a与第二表面13b相对。 第一和第二断裂面27,29从第一表面13a的边缘13c延伸到第二表面13b的边缘13d。 断裂面不是通过干蚀刻形成的，并且与常规使用的切割面不同，例如c面，m面或a平面。

公开(公告)号：US07858963B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-28

申请号：US12752647

申请日：2010-04-01

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

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

IPC分类号： H01L33/00

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L21/02389 ,  H01L21/02458 ,  H01L21/02505 ,  H01L21/0254 ,  H01L21/02609 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L33/18 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01S5/0014 ,  H01S5/0202 ,  H01S5/2009 ,  H01S5/3063 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S5/3211 ,  H01S5/3407 ,  H01S2301/173 ,  H01S2304/04

摘要： In the nitride based semiconductor optical device LE1, the strained well layers 21 extend along a reference plane SR1 tilting at a tilt angle α from the plane that is orthogonal to a reference axis extending in the direction of the c-axis. The tilt angle α is in the range of greater than 59 degrees to less than 80 degrees or greater than 150 degrees to less than 180 degrees. A gallium nitride based semiconductor layer P is adjacent to a light-emitting layer SP− with a negative piezoelectric field and has a band gap larger than that of a barrier layer. The direction of the piezoelectric field in the well layer W3 is directed in a direction from the n-type layer to the p-type layer, and the piezoelectric field in the gallium nitride based semiconductor layer P is directed in a direction from the p-type layer to the n-type layer. Consequently, the valence band, not the conduction band, has a dip at the interface between the light-emitting layer SP− and the gallium nitride based semiconductor layer P.

公开(公告)号：US07851821B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-14

申请号：US12714049

申请日：2010-02-26

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 ,  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 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：US20100055820A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12539887

申请日：2009-08-12

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

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

IPC分类号： H01L33/00

CPC分类号： H01L33/007 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L21/02389 ,  H01L21/02433 ,  H01L21/0254 ,  H01L21/0262 ,  H01L33/0075 ,  H01L33/06 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01S2304/04

摘要： In step S106, an InXGa1-XN well layer is grown on a semipolar main surface between times t4 and t5 while a temperature in a growth furnace is maintained at temperature TW. In step S107, immediately after completion of the growth of the well layer, the growth of a protective layer covering the main surface of the well layer is initiated at temperature TW. The protective layer is composed of a gallium nitride-based semiconductor with a band gap energy that is higher than that of the well layer and equal to or less than that of a barrier layer. In step S108, the temperature in the furnace is changed from temperatures TW to TB before the barrier layer growth. The barrier layer composed of the gallium nitride-based semiconductor is grown on the protective layer between times t8 and t9 while the temperature in the furnace is maintained at temperature TB.

摘要翻译： 在步骤S106中，在时间t4〜t5的半极性主面上生长InXGa1-XN阱层，而生长炉内的温度保持在温度TW。 在步骤S107中，在阱层生长完成之后，在温度TW下开始覆盖阱层主表面的保护层的生长。 保护层由氮化镓系半导体构成，带隙能量高于阱层的带隙能量，并且等于或小于势垒层的带隙能量。 在步骤S108中，在阻挡层生长之前，炉中的温度从温度TW变为TB。 由氮化镓系半导体构成的阻挡层在时刻t8〜t9的保护层上生长，同时炉内的温度保持在温度TB。

公开(公告)号：US08803274B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-12

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 ,  H01L33/32 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01S5/343 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01S5/34 ,  H01S5/32 ,  H01S5/22

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01S5/22 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S5/3213 ,  H01S5/3404

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.

摘要翻译： 氮化物系半导体发光元件LE1或LD1具有：氮化镓衬底11，其具有在40°至50°的范围内或大于90°至130°的范围内具有角度α的主表面11a， 其中参考平面Sc垂直于在c轴方向上延伸的参考轴线Cx; n型氮化镓系半导体层13; 第二氮化镓基半导体层17; 以及包括多个InGaN阱层和GaN基半导体的多个势垒层23的发光层15，其中多个阱层21的压电极化的方向是来自n型的方向 氮化镓系半导体层13朝向第二氮化镓系半导体层17。

公开(公告)号：US08741674B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-03

申请号：US13335560

申请日：2011-12-22

申请人： Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Shimpei Takagi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Shinji Tokuyama ,  Koji Katayama ,  Takao Nakamura ,  Takatoshi Ikegami

发明人： Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Shimpei Takagi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Shinji Tokuyama ,  Koji Katayama ,  Takao Nakamura ,  Takatoshi Ikegami

IPC分类号： H01L21/00 ,  H01L21/8252

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01S5/0014 ,  H01S5/0202 ,  H01S5/0287 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S2301/14

摘要： Provided is a group-III nitride semiconductor laser device with a laser cavity of high lasing yield, on a semipolar surface of a support base in which the c-axis of a hexagonal group-III nitride is tilted toward the m-axis. First and second fractured faces to form the laser cavity intersect with an m-n plane. The group-III nitride semiconductor laser device has a laser waveguide extending in a direction of an intersecting line between the m-n plane and the semipolar surface. In a laser structure, a first surface is opposite to a second surface. The first and second fractured faces extend from an edge of the first surface to an edge of the second surface. The fractured faces are not formed by dry etching and are different from conventionally-employed cleaved facets such as c-planes, m-planes, or a-planes.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种III族氮化物半导体激光器件，其具有激光腔的高激光产生量，其中六边形III族氮化物的c轴向m轴方向倾斜的支撑基底的半极性表面。 第一和第二断裂面形成激光腔与m-n平面相交。 III族氮化物半导体激光器件具有在m-n平面和半极性表面之间的交线的方向上延伸的激光波导。 在激光结构中，第一表面与第二表面相对。 第一和第二断裂面从第一表面的边缘延伸到第二表面的边缘。 断裂面不是通过干蚀刻形成的，并且与常规使用的切割面不同，例如c面，m面或a平面。

公开(公告)号：US08546163B2

公开(公告)日：2013-10-01

申请号：US13240368

申请日：2011-09-22

申请人： Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Shinji Tokuyama ,  Koji Katayama ,  Takao Nakamura ,  Takatoshi Ikegami

发明人： Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Katsushi Akita ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Shinji Tokuyama ,  Koji Katayama ,  Takao Nakamura ,  Takatoshi Ikegami

IPC分类号： H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01S5/0202 ,  H01S5/028 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S2301/14

摘要： Provided is a group-III nitride semiconductor laser device with a laser cavity allowing for a low threshold current, on a semipolar surface of a support base in which the c-axis of a hexagonal group-III nitride is tilted toward the m-axis. First and second fractured faces 27, 29 to form the laser cavity intersect with an m-n plane. The group-III nitride semiconductor laser device 11 has a laser waveguide extending in a direction of an intersecting line between the m-n plane and the semipolar surface 17a. In a laser structure 13, a first surface 13a is opposite to a second surface 13b. The first and second fractured faces 27, 29 extend from an edge 13c of the first surface to an edge 13d of the second surface 13b. The fractured faces are not formed by dry etching and are different from conventionally-employed cleaved facets such as c-planes, m-planes, or a-planes.

摘要翻译： 提供了在六边形III族氮化物的c轴朝向m轴倾斜的支撑基座的半极性表面上具有允许低阈值电流的激光腔的III族氮化物半导体激光器件。 第一和第二断裂面27,29以形成与m-n平面相交的激光腔。 III族氮化物半导体激光器件11具有在m-n平面和半极性表面17a之间的交线的方向上延伸的激光波导。 在激光结构13中，第一表面13a与第二表面13b相对。 第一和第二断裂面27,29从第一表面的边缘13c延伸到第二表面13b的边缘13d。 断裂面不是通过干蚀刻形成的，并且与常规使用的切割面不同，例如c面，m面或a平面。

公开(公告)号：US08541253B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-24

申请号：US13416844

申请日：2012-03-09

申请人： Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Shinji Tokuyama ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takatoshi Ikegami ,  Koji Katayama ,  Takao Nakamura

发明人： Yusuke Yoshizumi ,  Yohei Enya ,  Takashi Kyono ,  Masahiro Adachi ,  Shinji Tokuyama ,  Takamichi Sumitomo ,  Masaki Ueno ,  Takatoshi Ikegami ,  Koji Katayama ,  Takao Nakamura

IPC分类号： H01L21/00

CPC分类号： H01S5/3202 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01S5/0202 ,  H01S5/028 ,  H01S5/34333

摘要： A method of fabricating a III-nitride semiconductor laser device includes: preparing a substrate with a semipolar primary surface, the semipolar primary surface including a hexagonal III-nitride semiconductor; forming a substrate product having a laser structure, an anode electrode, and a cathode electrode, the laser structure including a substrate and a semiconductor region, and the semiconductor region being formed on the semipolar primary surface; after forming the substrate product, forming first and second end faces; and forming first and second dielectric multilayer films for an optical cavity of the nitride semiconductor laser device on the first and second end faces, respectively.

摘要翻译： 一种制造III族氮化物半导体激光器件的方法包括：制备具有半极性主表面的衬底，所述半极性主表面包括六边形III族氮化物半导体; 形成具有激光结构的衬底产品，阳极电极和阴极电极，所述激光器结构包括衬底和半导体区域，并且所述半导体区域形成在所述半极性主表面上; 在形成基板产品之后，形成第一和第二端面; 以及分别在第一和第二端面上形成用于氮化物半导体激光器件的光腔的第一和第二电介质多层膜。

公开(公告)号：US08513684B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-20

申请号：US13294034

申请日：2011-11-10

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

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

IPC分类号： H01L33/00

CPC分类号： H01S5/34333 ,  B82Y20/00 ,  H01L33/16 ,  H01L33/32 ,  H01S5/3201 ,  H01S5/3202 ,  H01S5/3211

摘要： A nitride semiconductor light emitting device is provided. A core semiconductor region, a first cladding region, and a second cladding region are mounted on a nonpolar primary surface of a support substrate of GaN which is not the polar plane. The core semiconductor region includes an active layer and a carrier block layer. The first cladding region includes an n-type AlGaN cladding layer and an n-type InAlGaN cladding layer. The n-type InAlGaN cladding layer is provided between the n-type AlGaN cladding layer and the active layer. A misfit dislocation density at an interface is larger than that at an interface. The AlGaN cladding layer is lattice-relaxed with respect to the GaN support substrate and the InAlGaN cladding layer is lattice-relaxed with respect to the AlGaN cladding layer.

摘要翻译： 提供一种氮化物半导体发光器件。 核心半导体区域，第一包层区域和第二包层区域安装在不是极平面的GaN的支撑衬底的非极性主表面上。 核心半导体区域包括有源层和载流子阻挡层。 第一包层区域包括n型AlGaN包覆层和n型InAlGaN包覆层。 n型InAlGaN包层设置在n型AlGaN包层和有源层之间。 界面处的错配位错密度大于界面处的位错密度。 AlGaN包层相对于GaN支撑衬底是晶格弛豫的，并且InAlGaN包层相对于AlGaN包层是晶格弛豫的。