Abstract:
A light emitting diode (LED) device and packaging for same is disclosed. In some aspects, the LED is manufactured using a vertical configuration including a plurality of layers. Certain layers act to promote mechanical, electrical, thermal, or optical characteristics of the device. The device avoids design problems, including manufacturing complexities, costs and heat dissipation problems found in conventional LED devices. Some embodiments include a plurality of optically permissive layers, including an optically permissive cover substrate or wafer stacked over a semiconductor LED and positioned using one or more alignment markers.
Abstract:
An indirect-bandgap-semiconductor, light-emitting diode. The indirect-bandgap-semiconductor, light-emitting diode includes a plurality of portions including a p-doped portion of an indirect-bandgap semiconductor, an intrinsic portion of the indirect-bandgap semiconductor, and a n-doped portion of the indirect-bandgap semiconductor. The intrinsic portion is disposed between the p-doped portion and the n-doped portion and forms a p-i junction with the p-doped portion, and an i-n junction with the n-doped portion. The p-i junction and the i-n junction are configured to facilitate formation of at least one hot electron-hole plasma in the intrinsic portion when the indirect-bandgap-semiconductor, light-emitting diode is reverse biased and to facilitate luminescence produced by recombination of a hot electron with a hole.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a p-i-n type light emitting diode using p-type ZnO, and particularly, a technique for fabricating a p-type ZnO thin film doped with copper, a light emitting diode manufactured using the same, and its application to electrical and magnetic devices. The method of fabricating a p-i-n type light emitting diode using p-type ZnO includes depositing a low-temperature ZnO buffer layer on a sapphire single-crystal substrate, depositing an n-type gallium doped ZnO layer on the deposited low-temperature ZnO buffer layer, depositing an intrinsic ZnO thin film on the deposited n-type gallium doped ZnO layer, forming a p-type ZnO thin film layer on the deposited intrinsic ZnO thin film, forming a MESA structure on the p-type ZnO thin film layer through wet etching to obtain a diode structure, and subjecting the diode structure to post-heat treatment.
Abstract:
Methods for preparing a semiconductor assembly are disclosed. In an implementation, the technique includes providing a support substrate and a bonding surface thereon, providing a donor substrate having a weakened zone that defines a useful layer and a bonding surface on the useful layer, and providing an interface layer of a predetermined material on the bonding surface of either the support substrate or the useful layer to provide a bonding surface thereon. The method also includes molecularly bonding the bonding surface of the interface layer to the bonding surface of the other of the support substrate or the useful layer to form a separable bonding interface therebetween, and to thus form the semiconductor assembly, and heat treating the semiconductor assembly to a temperature of at least 1000 to 1100° C. without substantially increasing molecular bonding between the bonding surface of the interface layer and the bonding surface of the other of the support substrate or the useful layer, so that the separable bonding interface maintains a sufficiently weak bond that can later be overcome by applying stresses to detach the useful layer from the donor substrate.
Abstract:
The present invention is generally directed to an optical isolator device, and various methods of making same. In one illustrative embodiment, the method comprises obtaining a single SOI substrate, the SOI substrate having an active layer comprised of silicon and a buried insulation layer, forming a doped layer of silicon above the active layer of the SOI substrate, forming first and second isolated regions in at least the doped layer of silicon, forming a photon generating device in the first isolated region, and forming a photon receiving device in the second isolated region. In one illustrative embodiment, the device comprises a substrate comprised of a bulk layer of silicon, a buried insulation layer formed on the bulk silicon layer, and a doped layer of silicon positioned above the buried insulating layer, first and second isolated regions formed in the doped layer of silicon, a photon generating device formed in the first isolated region, and a photon receiving device formed in the second isolated region.
Abstract:
A superlattice nanocrystal Si—SiO2 electroluminescence (EL) device and fabrication method have been provided. The method comprises: providing a Si substrate; forming an initial SiO2 layer overlying the Si substrate; forming an initial polysilicon layer overlying the initial SiO2 layer; forming SiO2 layer overlying the initial polysilicon layer; repeating the polysilicon and SiO2 layer formation, forming a superlattice; doping the superlattice with a rare earth element; depositing an electrode overlying the doped superlattice; and, forming an EL device. In one aspect, the polysilicon layers are formed by using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process to deposit an amorphous silicon layer, and annealing. Alternately, a DC-sputtering process deposits each amorphous silicon layer, and following the forming of the superlattice, polysilicon is formed by annealing the amorphous silicon layers. Silicon dioxide can be formed by either thermal annealing or by deposition using a DC-sputtering process.
Abstract:
A superlattice nanocrystal Si—SiO2 electroluminescence (EL) device and fabrication method have been provided. The method comprises: providing a Si substrate; forming an initial SiO2 layer overlying the Si substrate; forming an initial polysilicon layer overlying the initial SiO2 layer; forming SiO2 layer overlying the initial polysilicon layer; repeating the polysilicon and SiO2 layer formation, forming a superlattice; doping the superlattice with a rare earth element; depositing an electrode overlying the doped superlattice; and, forming an EL device. In one aspect, the polysilicon layers are formed by using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process to deposit an amorphous silicon layer, and annealing. Alternately, a DC-sputtering process deposits each amorphous silicon layer, and following the forming of the superlattice, polysilicon is formed by annealing the amorphous silicon layers. Silicon dioxide can be formed by either thermal annealing or by deposition using a DC-sputtering process.
Abstract:
The design and operation of a p-i-n device, operating in a sequential resonant tunneling condition for use as a photodetector and an optically pumped emitter, is disclosed. The device contains III-nitride multiple-quantum-well (MQW) layers grown between a III-nitride p-n junction. Transparent ohmic contacts are made on both p and n sides. The device operates under a certain electrical bias that makes the energy level of the first excitation state in each well layer correspond with the energy level of the ground state in the adjoining well layer. The device works as a high-efficiency and high-speed photodetector with photo-generated carriers transported through the active MQW region by sequential resonant tunneling. In a sequential resonant tunneling condition, the device also works as an optically pumped infrared emitter that emits infrared photons with energy equal to the energy difference between the first excitation state and the ground state in the MQWs.
Abstract:
A gallium-nitride-group compound-semiconductor light-emitting device having an improved luminous intensity that makes it more suitable for use in the full-color outdoor display of an advanced performance. A gallium-nitride-group compound-semiconductor light-emitting device comprising an n-type layer 3, a light-emitting layer 4 and p-type layers 5, 6, the light-emitting layer 4 is doped with a p-type impurity, Mg for example, in a certain specific concentration, so a pn junction is formed within the light-emitting layer 4 and a light emission caused by the electron transition between conduction band and valence band is obtained. In a GaN group compound-semiconductor light-emitting device comprising at least an n-type clad layer 3, a p-type clad layer 5 and a light-emitting layer formed in between the clad layers 3, 5, stacked on a substrate 1. The light-emitting layer 4 is structured as a substance of stacked layers including an n-type layer 41 and a p-type layer 42, or these layers plus an i-type layer formed in between the layers 41 and 42, so a pn junction is formed within the light-emitting layer 4 itself. The injection of electrons and holes into the light-emitting layer 4 is expedited and the luminous intensity of the light-emitting layer 4 is increased.
Abstract:
A semiconductor light emitting device having good characteristics, high reliability and long lifetime includes a p-n junction or p-i-n junction made by locating an active layer in a position inside an n-type doped layer or p-type doped layer sufficiently distant from the depletion layer between the p-type doped layer and the n-type doped layer. When a component of intensity of light from the active layer normal to the active layer is P(x), x for its maximum value Pmax is x=0, and the range of x satisfying P(x)>Pmax/e2 is −Ln −Ln is made lower than doping concentration of the other portion of the n-type doped layer, or doping concentration of at least a part of the p-type doped layer where x