Nitride semiconductor light emitting device
View Patent ↗A nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes a first coat film of aluminum nitride or aluminum oxynitride formed at a light emitting portion and a second coat film of aluminum oxide formed on the first coat film. The thickness of the second coat film is at least 80 nm and at most 1000 nm. Here, the thickness of the first coat film is preferably at least 6 nm and at most 200 nm.
1. A nitride semiconductor light emitting device comprising:
a light emitting side;
a light reflecting side;
a first film of aluminum nitride or aluminum oxynitride on a first facet at the light emitting side;
a second film of aluminum nitride or aluminum oxynitride on a second facet at the light reflecting side;
an oxide film having a thickness of at least 80 nm and at most 1000 nm on the first film; and
a multilayer film structure on the second film,
wherein the first film has an oxygen content of at most 20 atomic %, and a thickness of the first film is at least 12 nm and at most 200 nm.
2. The nitride semiconductor light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the oxide film is an oxide of an element selected from the group consisting of aluminum, silicon, and titanium.
3. The nitride semiconductor light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the first film is at least 50 nm and at most 200 nm.
4. The nitride semiconductor light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the oxide film is at least 160 nm and at most 1000 nm.
5. The nitride semiconductor light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first film directly contacts nitride semiconductor layers forming the light emitting side, and the second film directly contacts nitride semiconductor layers forming the light reflecting side.