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A method for growing a semi-polar nitride semiconductor thin film via metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on a substrate, wherein a nitride nucleation or buffer layer is grown on the substrate prior to the growth of the semi-polar nitride semiconductor thin film.
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A method of device growth and p-contact processing that produces improved performance for non-polar III-nitride light emitting diodes and laser diodes. Key components using a low defect density substrate or template, thick quantum wells, a low temperature p-type III-nitride growth technique, and a transparent conducting oxide for the electrodes.
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A method of reducing threading dislocation densities in non-polar such as a-{11-20} plane and m-{1-100} plane or semi-polar such as {10-1n} plane III-Nitrides by employing lateral epitaxial overgrowth from sidewalls of etched template material through a patterned mask. The method includes depositing a patterned mask on a template material such as a non-polar or semi polar GaN template, etching the template material down to various depths through openings in the mask, and growing non-polar or semi-polar III-Nitride by coalescing laterally from the tops of the sidewalls before the vertically growing material from the trench bottoms reaches the tops of the sidewalls. The coalesced features grow through the openings of the mask, and grow laterally over the dielectric mask until a fully coalesced continuous film is achieved.
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A method for improved growth of a semipolar (Al,In,Ga,B)N semiconductor thin film using an intentionally miscut substrate. Specifically, the method comprises intentionally miscutting a substrate, loading a substrate into a reactor, heating the substrate under a flow of nitrogen and/or hydrogen and/or ammonia, depositing an InxGa1-xN nucleation layer on the heated substrate, depositing a semipolar nitride semiconductor thin film on the InxGa1-xN nucleation layer, and cooling the substrate under a nitrogen overpressure.
Abstract translation:使用有意识的基板改善半极性(Al,In,Ga,B)N半导体薄膜生长的方法。 具体地说,该方法包括有意地将基板,基板加载到反应器中,在氮气和/或氢气和/或氨气流下加热基板,在加热的基板上沉积In x Ga 1-x N成核层,沉积半极性氮化物 半导体薄膜在InxGa1-xN成核层上,并在氮气过压下冷却衬底。
Abstract:
A high brightness III-Nitride based Light Emitting Diode (LED), comprising multiple surfaces covered by Zinc Oxide (ZnO) layers, wherein the ZnO layers are grown in a low temperature aqueous solution and each have a (0001) c-orientation and a top surface that is a (0001) plane.
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A light emitting diode (LED) having a p-type layer having a thickness of 100 nm or less, an n-type layer, and an active layer, positioned between the p-type layer and the n-type layer, for emitting light, wherein the LED does not include a separate electron blocking layer.
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A light emitting diode (LED) grown on a substrate doped with one or more rare earth or transition elements. The dopant ions absorb some or all of the light from the LED's active layer, pumping the dopant ion electrons to a higher energy state. The electrons are naturally drawn to their equilibrium state and they emit light at a wavelength that depends on the type of dopant ion. The invention is particularly applicable to nitride based LEDs emitting UV light and grown on a sapphire substrate doped with chromium. The chromium ions absorb the UV light, exciting the electrons on ions to a higher energy state. When they return to their equilibrium state they emit red light and some of the red light will emit from the LED's surface. The LED can also have active layers that emit green, blue and UV light, such that the LED emits green, blue, red and UV light which combines to create white light. Alternatively, it can have one active layer and grown on a sapphire substrate doped with Cr, Ti, and Co such that the substrate absorbs the UV light and emits blue, green, and red light. The invention is also capable of providing a tunable LED over a variety of color shades. The invention is also applicable to solid state lasers having one or more active layers emitting UV light with the laser grown on a sapphire substrate doped with one or more rare earth of transition elements.
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A method for forming non-polar (Al,B,In,Ga)N quantum well and heterostructure materials and devices. Non-polar (11 20) a-plane GaN layers are grown on an r-plane (1 102) sapphire substrate using MOCVD. These non-polar (11 20) a-plane GaN layers comprise templates for producing non-polar (Al, B, In, Ga)N quantum well and heterostructure materials and devices.
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A method of fabricating a p-type contact on a nonpolar or semipolar (Al,Ga,In)N device, includes the steps of growing a p-type layer on an (Al,Ga,In)N device, wherein the (Al,Ga,In)N device is a nonpolar or semipolar (Al,Ga,In)N device, and the p-type layer is a nonpolar or semipolar (Al,Ga,In)N layer; and cooling the p-type layer down, in the presence of Bis(Cyclopentadienyl)Magnesium (Cp2Mg), to form a magnesium-nitride (MgxNy) layer on the p-type layer. A metal deposition is performed to fabricate a p-type contact on the p-type layer of the (Al,Ga,In)N device, after the cooling step, wherein the p-type contact has a contact resistivity lower than a p-type contact of a polar (Al,Ga,In)N device with substantially similar composition. A hydrogen chloride (HCl) pre-treatment of the p-type layer may be performed, after the cooling step and before the metal deposition step.
Abstract translation:在非极性或半极性(Al,Ga,In)N器件上制造p型接触的方法包括在(Al,Ga,In)N器件上生长p型层的步骤,其中(Al ,Ga,In)N器件是非极性或半极性(Al,Ga,In)N器件,p型层是非极性或半极性(Al,Ga,In)N层; 并在双(环戊二烯基)镁(Cp2Mg)的存在下,向下冷却p型层,以在p型层上形成氮化镁(Mg x N y)层。 在冷却步骤之后,进行金属沉积以在(Al,Ga,In)N器件的p型层上制造p型接触,其中p型接触的接触电阻低于p- 极性(Al,Ga,In)N器件的类型接触具有基本相似的组成。 可以在冷却步骤之后和金属沉积步骤之前进行p型层的氯化氢(HCl)预处理。
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Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) where the emission region, usually a (Al,In,Ga)N layer, is structured for efficient light extraction, are disclosed. The structuring is designed for light extraction from thin films, such as a photonic crystal acting as a diffraction grating. In addition, the structuring controls the in-plane emission and allows new modes into which light will be emitted. Various electrode designs are proposed, including ZnO structures which are known to lead to both excellent electrical properties, such as good carrier injection, and high transparency. Alternatively, the (Al,In,Ga)N layer can be replaced by structures with other materials compositions, in order to achieve efficient light extraction.