IP Library Granted Patent US 9,831,389
Granted Patent B2
US 9,831,389 · App. 14/506,056 · Granted Nov 28, 2017

Semiconductor light-emitting element and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 9,831,389
App. No.
14/506,056
Granted
Nov 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A transparent electrode is made of a first transparent electrode and a second transparent electrode containing a metal atom whose concentration is 10 wt % or less. The first transparent electrode is provided in a region which is overlapped with a p-side pad electrode when seen in a plane view, and the second transparent electrode is provided in a region except for the region which is overlapped with the p-side pad electrode when seen in the plane view. an electric current injected from the p-side pad electrode is diffused into the second transparent electrode, and is injected efficiently into an active layer in a region except for the region which is overlapped with the p-side pad electrode when seen in the plane view. Therefore, the luminous efficiency increases. Also, a contact resistance between the second transparent electrode and the p-type contact layer is low, the element resistance decreases.

Claims (13)

1. A semiconductor light-emitting element comprising:

a substrate which has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface;

a semiconductor layer which is formed on the first surface of the substrate;

a first transparent electrode which is formed in a first region of the semiconductor layer;

a second transparent electrode which is formed in a second region except for the first region of the semiconductor layer and which contains a metal atom;

a first electrode which is in direct contact with the first transparent electrode and which is electrically connected with a part of the first transparent electrode; and

a second electrode which is formed on the second surface of the substrate,

wherein a contact resistance between the second transparent electrode and the semiconductor layer is 1×10 −4 Ω·cm 2 or less, and

wherein the first transparent electrode does not contain the metal atom.

2. The semiconductor light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein a concentration of the metal atom contained in the second transparent electrode is 1 wt % to 10 wt %.

3. The semiconductor light-emitting element according to claim 1 ,

wherein a concentration of the metal atom contained in the second transparent electrode is 1 wt % to 3 wt %.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Nov 28, 2017
From: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044811/0758 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2014
From: NOZU, SHUNSUKE
To: RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033890/0709 →