Abstract:
A semiconductor light emitter device, comprising a substrate (102), an active layer (108) made of Germanium, which is configured to emit light under application of an operating voltage to the semiconductor light emitter device, wherein a gap (106) is arranged on the substrate, which extends between two bridgeposts (104) laterally spaced from each other, the active layer (108) is arranged on the bridgeposts and bridges the gap, and wherein the semiconductor light emitter device comprises a stressor layer (110), which induces a tensile strain in the active layer above the gap.
Abstract:
A microcavity-controlled two-dimensional carbon lattice structure device selectively modifies to reflect or to transmit, or emits, or absorbs, electromagnetic radiation depending on the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation. The microcavity-controlled two-dimensional carbon lattice structure device employs a graphene layer or at least one carbon nanotube located within an optical center of a microcavity defined by a pair of partial mirrors that partially reflect electromagnetic radiation. The spacing between the mirror determines the efficiency of elastic and inelastic scattering of electromagnetic radiation inside the microcavity, and hence, determines a resonance wavelength of electronic radiation that is coupled to the microcavity. The resonance wavelength is tunable by selecting the dimensional and material parameters of the microcavity. The process for manufacturing this device is compatible with standard complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) manufacturing processes.
Abstract:
In an LED array chip (2), LEDs (6) are connected together in series by a bridging wire (30). The LEDs (6) each have a semiconductor multilayer structure (8-18) including a light emitting layer (14). Here, the semiconductor multilayer structure (8-18) is epitaxially grown on a front surface of an SiC substrate (4). A phosphor film (48) covers the LEDs (6). Two power supply terminals (36 and 38), which are electrically independent from each other, are formed on a back surface of the SiC substrate (4). The power supply terminal (36) is connected to a cathode electrode (32) of an LED (6a) at a lower potential end by a bridging wire (40) and a plated-through hole (42). The power supply terminal (38) is connected to an anode electrode (34) of an LED (6d) at a higher potential end by a bridging wire (44) and a plated-through hole (46).
Abstract:
Reflective ohmic contacts for n-type silicon carbide include a layer consisting essentially of nickel on the silicon carbide. The layer consisting essentially of nickel is configured to provide an ohmic contact to the silicon carbide, and to allow transmission therethrough of optical radiation that emerges from the silicon carbide. A reflector layer is on the layer consisting essentially of nickel, opposite the silicon carbide. A barrier layer is on the reflector layer opposite the layer consisting essentially of nickel, and a bonding layer is on the barrier layer opposite the reflector layer. It has been found that the layer consisting essentially of nickel and the reflector layer thereon can provide a reflective ohmic contact for silicon carbide that can have low ohmic losses and/or high reflectivity.
Abstract:
A photonic device includes a silicon semiconductor based superlattice. The superlattice has a plurality of layers that from a plurality of repeating units. At least one of the layers in the repeating unit is an optically active layer with at least one species of rare earth ion.
Abstract:
A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device characterized in that it includes a light-emitting layer (106) having a multiple quantum well structure where quantum well layers and barrier layers are alternately formed, the composition of the material of the quantum well layer is XN>1-x-y-z x y z 0) where X represents one or more kinds of group III element, and the barrier layers are made of a nitride semiconductor containing at least Al.
Abstract translation:一种氮化物半导体发光器件,其特征在于,其包括具有量子阱层和阻挡层交替形成的多量子阱结构的发光层(106),量子阱层的材料的组成为XN> 1-xyz x u> z <(0 0)其中X表示一种或多种III族元素,并且阻挡层由至少包含Al的氮化物半导体制成。
Abstract:
A first group III nitride compound semiconductor layer (31) is etched by using a mask (4) into islands of dot, stripe, or check pattern so as to form steps. Without removing the mask (4) on the tops of the upper stages of the steps, a second group III compound semiconductor layer (32) that does not epitaxially grow on the mask (4) can be epitaxially grown vertically and horizontally from the sides acting as the nuclei of the growth to fill in the step portions. Any threading dislocation in the group III nitride compound semiconductor layer (31) is suppressed to be propagated into the horizontally epitaxially grown upper portion of the second group III nitride compound semiconductor layer (32), and therefore a region where threading dislocations are few can be formed in the filled step portions.
Abstract:
A metal interconnection structure of cross-under interconnection formed on a pnpn structure is provided for prevention of latchup. The structure comprises a lower interconnection provided on the uppermost layer of a pnpn structure isolated insularly by an isolation trench, and an upper interconnection connected with the lower interconnection through a first contact hole made in an insulation film covering the pnpn structure. The upper interconnection is connected with a layer directly under the uppermost layer through a second contact hole made in the insulation film.
Abstract:
Silicon carbide (SiC) crystalline materials and related methods are disclosed that provide SiC crystalline materials with reduced optical absorption. In certain aspects, SiC crystalline materials with reduced absorption coefficients for wavelengths of light within the visible spectrum are disclosed. Various peaks in absorption over a wavelength spectrum may be reduced in SiC crystalline materials to improve overall absorption coefficient uniformity across the visible spectrum. By providing such improvements in absorption coefficients for SiC crystalline materials, reduced reflection and transmission losses of light in corresponding devices may be realized. Related methods are disclosed that include various combinations of crystalline growth, with and without various post-growth thermal conditioning steps.