IP Library Patent Application 12000610
Patent Application
App. No. 12/000,610

Optoelectronic device

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12/000,610
Abstract

The present invention provides an optoelectronic device which includes a first electrode, a substrate on the first electrode; a buffer layer on the substrate, in which the buffer layer includes a first gallium nitride based compound layer on the substrate, a second gallium nitride based compound layer, and a II-V group compound layer between the first gallium nitride based compound layer and the second gallium nitride based compound layer; a first semiconductor conductive layer on the buffer layer; an active layer on the first semiconductor conductive layer, in which the active layer is an uneven Multi-Quantum Well; a semiconductor conductive layer on the active layer; a transparent layer on the second semiconductor conductive layer; and a second electrode on the transparent layer.

Claims (47)

1 . A stacked structure for an optoelectronic device, comprising:

a substrate;

a buffer layer on said substrate comprising:

a first gallium nitride based compound layer on said substrate; and

a V-II group compound layer on said first gallium nitride based compound layer;

a first semiconductor conductive layer on having a first portion and a second portion on said buffer layer, wherein said first portion away from said second portion;

an active layer on said first portion of said first semiconductor conductive layer; and

a second semiconductor conductive layer on said active layer.

2 . The stacked structure according to claim 1 , wherein said first gallium nitride based compound layer is selected from the group consisting of: AlInN, AlGaN, InGaN and AlInGaN.

3 . The stacked structure according to claim 1 , wherein said V-II group compound layer includes a material of II group selected from the group consisting of: Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Zn, Cd and Hg.

4 . The stacked structure according to claim 1 , wherein said V-II group compound layer includes a material of V group selected from the group consisting of: N, P, As, Sb and Bi.

5 . The stacked structure according to claim 1 , wherein said second gallium nitride based compound layer is selected from the group consisting of: AlGaN and GaN.

6 . The stacked structure according to claim 1 , wherein said active layer is selected from the group consisting of: double hetero-junction, Multi Quantum Well (MQW), and single quantum Well.

7 . The stacked structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of microparticles distributed between said first gallium nitride based compound layer and said active layer, so as said active layer has an uneven surface.

8 . An optoelectronic device, comprising:

a first electrode;

a substrate on said first electrode;

a buffer layer on said substrate, wherein said buffer layer comprises:

a first gallium nitride based compound layer on said substrate; and

a V-II group compound layer on said first gallium nitride based compound layer;

a first semiconductor conductive layer on said buffer layer;

a second semiconductor conductive layer;

an active layer between said first semiconductor conductive layer and said second semiconductor conductive layer;

a transparent layer on said second semiconductor conductive layer; and

a second electrode on said transparent conductive layer.

9 . The stacked structure according to claim 8 , wherein said first gallium nitride based compound layer is selected from the group consisting of: AlInN, AlGaN, InGaN and AlInGaN.

10 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 8 , wherein said V-II group compound layer includes a material of II group selected from the group consisting of: Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Zn, Cd and Hg.

11 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 8 , wherein said V-II group compound layer includes a material of V group selected from the group consisting of: N, P, As, Sb and Bi.

12 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 8 , further comprising a second gallium nitride based compound layer is on said V-II group compound layer, wherein said second gallium nitride based compound layer is selected from the group consisting of: AlGaN and GaN.

13 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 8 , wherein said active layer is selected from the group consisting of: double heterojunction, Multi Quantum Well (MQW) and single quantum Well.

14 . An optoelectronic device, comprising:

a substrate;

a buffer layer is on said substrate, wherein said buffer layer comprises:

a first gallium nitride based compound layer on said substrate;

a V-II group compound layer is on said first gallium nitride based compound layer;

a first semiconductor conductive layer on said buffer layer, wherein said first semiconductor conductive layer having a first portion and a second portion, and said first portion away from said second portion;

a first electrode on said second portion of said first semiconductor conductive layer;

an active layer on said first portion of said first semiconductor conductive layer and away from said first electrode;

a second semiconductor conductive layer is on said active layer;

a transparent conductive layer on said active layer; and

second electrode on said transparent conductive layer.

15 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said first gallium nitride based compound layer is selected from the group consisting of: AlInN, AlGaN, InGaN and AlInGaN.

16 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said V-II group compound layer includes a material of II group selected from the group consisting of: Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ra, Zn, Cd and Hg.

17 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said V-II group compound layer includes a material of V group selected from the group consisting of: N, P, As, Sb and Bi.

18 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 14 , further comprising a second gallium nitride based compound layer is formed on said V-II group compound layer.

19 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 14 , wherein said second gallium nitride based compound layer is selected from the group consisting of: AlGaN and GaN.

20 . The optoelectronic device according to claim 14 , wherein a material of said transparent conductive layer is made from a material selected from the group consisting of: Ni/Au, NiO/Au, Ta/Au, TiWN, TiN, Indium Tin Oxide, Chromium Tin Oxide, Antinomy doped Tin Oxide, Zinc Aluminum Oxide and Zinc Tin Oxide.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 13, 2016
From: HUGA OPTOTECH INC.
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 040350/0699 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2007
From: TSAI, TZONG-LIANG; LI, YU-CHU
To: HUGA OPTOTECH INC.
Reel/Frame 020296/0946 →