IP Library Granted Patent US 8,716,048
Granted Patent B2
US 8,716,048 · App. 12/775,119 · Granted May 6, 2014

Light emitting device and method for manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 8,716,048
App. No.
12/775,119
Granted
May 6, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed herein is a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes an n-type nitride semiconductor layer; an active layer on the n-type semiconductor layer, an AlN/GaN layer of a super lattice structure formed by alternately growing an AlN layer and a GaN layer on the active layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer on the AlN/GaN layer of the super lattice structure. At least one of the AlN layer and the GaN layer is doped with a p-type dopant. A method for manufacturing the light emitting device is also provided.

Claims (19)

1. A method for manufacturing a light emitting device, comprising:

forming an n-type nitride semiconductor layer on a substrate;

forming an active layer on the n-type nitride semiconductor layer;

forming an AlN/GaN layer of a super lattice structure by alternately growing an AlN layer and a GaN layer on the active layer; and

forming a p-type nitride semiconductor layer on the AlN/GaN layer of the super lattice structure,

wherein the AlN layer is doped with a p-type dopant, and the GaN layer is a u-GaN layer,

wherein the forming of an AlN/GaN layer of a super lattice structure is performed in a reaction chamber, and comprises:

(a) supplying source gases comprising a p-type dopant source gas, an N source gas, and an Al source gas into the reaction chamber to grow a p-type AlN layer doped with the p-type dopant on the active layer;

(b) supplying NH 3 gas while stopping the growth of the p-type AlN layer by stopping the supply of the p-type dopant source gas and the Al source gas into the reaction chamber for 1 to 60 seconds;

(c) supplying NH 3 gas and a Ga source gas into the reaction chamber to grow a u-GaN layer on the p-type AlN layer for 1 to 60 seconds;

(d) supplying NH 3 gas while stopping the growth of the u-GaN layer by stopping the supply of the Ga source gas for 1 to 60 seconds; and

repeating (a) to (d) until the AlN/GaN layer of the super lattice structure is formed on the active layer, and

wherein, when repeating (a) to (d), the p-type dopant source gas is supplied in different flows into the reaction chamber, such that the AlN layers comprise different amounts of the p-type dopant.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the super lattice structure is formed directly on the active layer.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the p-type dopant is Mg or Zn.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the p-type dopant source gas is CP 2 Mg or DMZn.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the super lattice structure is formed by alternately growing a single AlN layer and a single GaN layer on the active layer.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the super lattice structure comprises 10 to 100 AlN/GaN layers.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the super lattice structure is 300-400 Å thick.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 21, 2014
From: SEOUL OPTO DEVICE CO., LTD
To: SEOUL VIOSYS CO., LTD
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