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Abstract
【解決手段】実施の形態によれば、基板と、基板上のn型窒化物半導体層と、n型窒化物半導体層上の窒化物半導体の活性層と、活性層上のp型窒化物半導体層と、p型窒化物半導体層に形成されるリッジストライプと、リッジストライプの伸長方向に垂直な、n型窒化物半導体層、活性層およびp型窒化物半導体層の端面に形成され、活性層よりもバンドギャップの広い端面窒化物半導体層とを有し、端面窒化物半導体層の、少なくともp型窒化物半導体層の端面に形成される領域のMgの濃度が、5E16atoms/cm3以上5E17atoms/cm3以下である半導体発光素子である。
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本実施の形態の半導体発光素子は、基板と、基板上のGaN系のn型窒化物半導体層と、n型窒化物半導体層上のGaN系の活性層と、活性層上のGaN系のp型窒化物半導体層と、p型窒化物半導体層に形成されるリッジストライプとを備える。さらに、リッジストライプの伸長方向に垂直な、n型窒化物半導体層、活性層およびp型窒化物半導体層の端面に形成され、活性層よりもバンドギャップの広い、GaN系の端面窒化物半導体層を備える。そして、端面窒化物半導体層の、少なくともp型窒化物半導体層の端面に形成される領域のMgの濃度が、5E16atoms/cm3以上5E17atoms/cm3以下である。
本実施の形態の半導体発光素子は、端面窒化物半導体層が、GaN基板側から第1の低屈折率層、高屈折率層、第2の低屈折率層の積層構造を有し、端面窒化物半導体層の活性層の端面に形成される領域が高屈折率層であること以外は第1の実施の形態と同様である。したがって、第1の実施の形態と重複する内容については記載を省略する。
本実施の形態の半導体発光素子は、リッジストライプ形状が端面窒化物半導体層形成の溝部と同時形成され、リッジストライプ側面も端面窒化物半導体層と同一材料で埋め込まれている点で、第1の実施の形態と異なっている。以下、第1の実施の形態と重複する内容については記載を省略する。
12 n型窒化物半導体層
14 活性層
16 p型窒化物半導体層
18 リッジストライプ
22 端面窒化物半導体層
22b 第1の低屈折率層
22c 高屈折率層
22d 第2の低屈折率層
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- 基板と、
前記基板上のn型窒化物半導体層と、
前記n型窒化物半導体層上の窒化物半導体の活性層と、
前記活性層上のp型窒化物半導体層と、
前記p型窒化物半導体層に形成されるリッジストライプと、
前記リッジストライプの伸長方向に垂直な、前記n型窒化物半導体層、前記活性層および前記p型窒化物半導体層の端面に形成され、前記活性層よりもバンドギャップの広い端面窒化物半導体層とを有し、
前記端面窒化物半導体層の、少なくとも前記p型窒化物半導体層の端面に形成される領域のMgの濃度が、5E16atoms/cm3以上5E17atoms/cm3以下であることを特徴とする半導体発光素子。 - 前記端面窒化物半導体層が、前記基板側から第1の低屈折率層、高屈折率層、第2の低屈折率層からなる積層構造を有し、
前記端面窒化物半導体層の前記活性層の端面に形成される領域が前記高屈折率層であることを特徴とする請求項1記載の半導体発光素子。 - 前記端面窒化物半導体層の前記リッジストライプの伸長方向の厚さが10μm以上であることを特徴とする請求項1または請求項2記載の半導体発光素子。
- 前記第1の低屈折率層および前記第2の低屈折率層のAlの濃度が、前記高屈折率層のAlの濃度よりも高いことを特徴とする請求項2記載の半導体発光素子。
- 前記活性層がInXGa1−XN(0<X<1)であり、前記第1および第2の低屈折率層がAlYGa1−YN(0<Y<1)であり、前記高屈折率層がGaNであることを特徴とする請求項4記載の半導体発光素子。
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