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(実施の形態1)
(格子緩和層6)
(活性層7)
1…基板
2…AIGaNバッファ層
4…n型GaNクラッド層
5…n型GaNコンタクト層
6…格子緩和層
7…活性層
8…p型AlGaNクラッド層
9…p型コンタクト層;9B…透光性導電膜
10A…p側電極;10B…n側電極
11,20,30…井戸層
12,22,32…障壁層
14…第一領域
15…第二領域
16…第一プロファイル
17…第二プロファイル
18,24…頂
23…伝導帯
VA…垂直領域
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- 井戸層および障壁層を有する活性層を備える半導体発光素子であって、
前記井戸層が、Inを含む窒化ガリウム系半導体で構成されており、
前記井戸層の厚さ方向におけるInの濃度変化を示す勾配が、前記井戸層に印加されるピエゾ電界の、負極側から正極側に向かって、
Inの濃度を略一定に維持させ又は低下させた第一領域と、
前記第一領域に連接され、該第一領域よりも急峻にInの濃度を低下させる第二領域と
を設けており、
前記第二領域の終端縁が障壁層と接しており、
前記第二領域における障壁層側の端縁に含まれるInの濃度が、前記第一領域における障壁層側の端縁に含まれるInの濃度の、40%〜60%であることを特徴とする半導体発光素子。 - n型半導体層と、
井戸層および障壁層を有する活性層と、
p型半導体層と
を順に備える半導体発光素子であって、
前記井戸層が、Inを含む窒化ガリウム系半導体で構成されており、
前記障壁層が、前記井戸層よりもIn混晶比の小さいIn x Ga 1-x N(0≦x<1)で構成されており、
前記井戸層の厚さ方向におけるInの濃度変化を示す勾配が、前記n型半導体層側から前記p型半導体層側に向かって、
In濃度を略一定に維持させ又は低下させた第一領域と、
前記第一領域に連接され、該第一領域よりも急峻にInの濃度を低下させる第二領域と
を設けており、
前記第二領域の終端縁が障壁層と接しており、
前記第二領域における障壁層側の端縁に含まれるInの濃度が、前記第一領域における障壁層側の端縁に含まれるInの濃度の、40%〜60%であることを特徴とする半導体発光素子。 - 請求項1又は2に記載の半導体発光素子であって、
前記第一領域では、Inの濃度が略一定値であることを特徴とする半導体発光素子。 - 請求項1〜3のいずれか一に記載の半導体発光素子であって、
前記第二領域の厚さが、前記第一領域の厚さと同じか、又はこれよりも薄く形成されてなることを特徴とする半導体発光素子。 - 請求項1〜4のいずれか一に記載の半導体発光素子であって、
前記第二領域における障壁層側の端縁にInを含むことを特徴とする半導体発光素子。 - 請求項1〜5のいずれか一に記載の半導体発光素子であって、
前記第二領域の終端縁が、井戸層と障壁層の界面において、垂直領域を形成してなることを特徴とする半導体発光素子。 - 請求項1〜6のいずれか一に記載の半導体発光素子であって、
前記井戸層の厚さは、2nm〜10nmであることを特徴とする半導体発光素子。 - 請求項1〜7のいずれか一に記載の半導体発光素子であって、
前記障壁層の厚さは、1nm〜15nmであることを特徴とする半導体発光素子。 - 請求項1〜8のいずれか一に記載の半導体発光素子であって、
前記障壁層がGaNであることを特徴とする半導体発光素子。
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