Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080293177 | Method of manufacturing nitride-based semiconductor light emitting diode - Provided is a method of manufacturing a nitride-based semiconductor LED including sequentially forming an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer on a substrate; forming a Pd/Zn alloy layer on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer; heat-treating the p-type nitride semiconductor layer on which the Pd/Zn alloy layer is formed; removing the Pd/Zn alloy layer formed on the p-type nitride semiconductor layer; mesa-etching portions of the p-type nitride semiconductor layer, the active layer, and the n-type nitride semiconductor layer such that a portion of the upper surface of the n-type nitride semiconductor layer is exposed; and forming an n-electrode and a p-electrode on the exposed n-type nitride semiconductor layer and the p-type nitride semiconductor layer, respectively. | 11-27-2008 |
20090001363 | ZINC OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - There are provided a method of manufacturing a zinc oxide semiconductor, and a zinc oxide semiconductor manufactured using the method. A metal catalyst layer is formed on a zinc oxide thin film that has an electrical characteristic of a n-type semiconductor, and a heat treatment is performed thereon so that the zinc oxide thin film is modified into a zinc oxide thin film having an electrical characteristic of a p-type semiconductor. Hydrogen atoms existing in the zinc oxide thin film are removed by a metal catalyst during the heat treatment. Accordingly, the hydrogen atoms existing in the zinc oxide thin film are removed by the metal catalyst and the heat treatment, and the concentration of holes serving as carriers is increased. That is, an n-type zinc oxide thin film is modified into a highly-concentrated p-type zinc oxide semiconductor. | 01-01-2009 |
20090032800 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - There is provided a photonic crystal light emitting device including: a substrate; a plurality of nano rod light emitting structures formed on the substrate to be spaced apart from one another, each of the nano rod light emitting structures including a first conductivity type semiconductor layer, an active layer and a second conductivity type semiconductor layer; and first and second electrodes electrically connected to the first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers, respectively, wherein the nano rod light emitting structures are arranged with a predetermined size and period so as to form a photonic band gap for light emitted from the active layer, whereby the nano rod light emitting structures define a photonic crystal structure. In the photonic crystal light emitting device, the nano rod light emitting structures are arranged to define a photonic crystal to enhance light extraction efficiency. | 02-05-2009 |
20090184334 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - There is provided a photonic crystal light emitting device including: a light emitting structure including first and second conductivity type semiconductor layers and an active layer interposed therebetween; a transparent electrode layer formed on the second conductivity type semiconductor layer, the transparent electrode layer having a plurality of holes arranged with a predetermined size and period so as to form a photonic band gap for light emitted from the active layer, whereby the transparent electrode layer includes a photonic crystal structure; and first and second electrode electrically connected to the first conductivity type semiconductor layer and the transparent electrode layer, respectively. The photonic crystal light emitting device has a transparent electrode layer formed of a photonic crystal structure defined by minute holes, thereby improved in light extraction efficiency. | 07-23-2009 |
20090256148 | ZINC OXIDE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - Provided is a zinc oxide light emitting diode having improved optical characteristics. The zinc oxide light emitting diode includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a zinc oxide active layer formed on the n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the active layer, an anode in electrical contact with the p-type semiconductor layer, a cathode in electrical contact with the n-type semiconductor layer, and a surface plasmon layer disposed between the n-type semiconductor layer and the active layer or between the active layer and the p-type semiconductor layer. Since the surface plasmon layer is formed between the n-type semiconductor layer and the active layer or between the active layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, the light emitting diode is not affected by an increase in resistance due to reduction of the thickness of the p-type semiconductor layer, and has improved optical characteristics due to a resonance phenomenon between the surface plasmon layer and the active layer. | 10-15-2009 |
20100019223 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - There is provided a nitride semiconductor light emitting device including an active layer of a multi quantum well structure, the nitride semiconductor light emitting device including: a substrate; and a buffer layer, an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate, wherein the active layer is formed of a multi quantum well structure where a plurality of barrier layers and a plurality of well layers are arranged alternately with each other, and at least one of the plurality of barrier layers includes a first barrier layer including a p-doped barrier layer doped with a p-dopant and an undoped barrier layer. | 01-28-2010 |
20100019258 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - There is provided a semiconductor light emitting device that can easily dissipate heat, improve current spreading efficiency, and reduce defects by blocking dislocations occurring when a semiconductor layer is grown to thereby increase reliability. A semiconductor light emitting device including a substrate, a light emitting structure having an n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer sequentially laminated, and an n-type electrode and a p-type electrode formed on the n-type semiconductor layer and the p-type semiconductor layer, respectively, according to an aspect of the invention may include: a metal layer formed in the n-type semiconductor layer and contacting the n-type electrode. | 01-28-2010 |
20100181588 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Disclosed is a semiconductor light emitting device. The semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, and an active layer disposed therebetween, and a surface plasmon layer disposed between the active layer and at least one of the n-type and p-type semiconductor layers, including metallic particles and an insulating material, and including a conductive via for electrical connection between the active layer and the at least one of the n-type and p-type semiconductor layers, wherein the metallic particles are enclosed by the insulating material to be insulated from the at least one of the n-type and p-type semiconductor layers. The semiconductor light emitting device can achieve enhanced emission efficiency by using surface plasmon resonance. Using the semiconductor light emitting device, the diffusion of a metal employed for surface plasmon resonance into the active layer can be minimized. | 07-22-2010 |
20130256654 | Method of Forming P-Type ZnO Film - Disclosed herein is a method of forming a p-type zinc oxide thin film. A zinc oxide layer and an antimony oxide layer are alternately stacked one above another on a substrate, forming a superlattice layer. The superlattice layer is modified into a p-type zinc oxide thin film by annealing. Upon annealing, zinc atoms of the zinc oxide layer are diffused into the antimony oxide layer and antimony atoms of the antimony oxide layer are diffused into the zinc oxide layer. | 10-03-2013 |
20140191192 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE - There is provided a semiconductor light emitting device having improved light emitting efficiency by increasing an inflow of holes into an active layer while preventing an overflow of electrons. The semiconductor light emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer; an active layer formed on the n-type semiconductor layer and including at least one quantum well layer and at least one quantum barrier layer alternately stacked therein; an electron blocking layer formed on the active layer and having at least one multilayer structure including three layers having different energy band gaps stacked therein, a layer adjacent to the active layer among the three layers having an inclined energy band structure; and a p-type semiconductor layer formed on the electron blocking layer. | 07-10-2014 |
20140319454 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - The present invention discloses a nitride semiconductor light emitting device with improved light efficiency. The nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes a n-type nitride layer and p-type nitride layer, an active layer disposed between the n-type and p-type nitride layers and with a multiple quantum well structure wherein a plurality of quantum well layers and a plurality of quantum barrier layers are stacked alternatively in the active layer, and a superlattice layer between the active layer and the p-type nitride layer with asymmetric structure. Herein, a thickness of a well layers gradually increases from the p-type nitride layer to the active layer and the height of the barrier layers gradually increases from the active layer to the p-type nitride layer and therefore, an injection efficiency of a hole supplied from p-type nitride layer to an active layer is increased. | 10-30-2014 |
20140346437 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A semiconductor light emitting device is provided including a first conductivity-type semiconductor layer, an active layer including at least one quantum barrier layer made of In | 11-27-2014 |
20140361288 | ZnO FILM STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a ZnO film structure and a method of forming the same. Dislocation density of a ZnO film grown through epitaxial lateral overgrowth (ELOG) is minimized. In order to block a chemical reaction between the ZnO film and a mask layer at the time of performing the ELOG, a material of the mask layer is AlF | 12-11-2014 |