Diffusion control of p-n junction location in multilayer heteros

Details Diffusion control of p-n junction location in multilayer heteros Diffusion control of p-n junction location in multilayer heteros

1992-08-14

1994-09-06

Breneman, R. Bruce

Fishing, trapping, and vermin destroying

437105, 437107, 437129, 437133, H01L 2120

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053447913

ABSTRACT:
A light emitting diode is epitaxially grown on a semiconductor substrate. A lower cladding layer is grown on the substrate and doped to have n-type conductivity. An active layer is deposited on the lower cladding layer, and a p-type upper cladding layer is deposited on the active layer. A relatively thin lower window layer is then deposited on the upper cladding layer, and doped with a first p-type dopant material. A relatively thick upper window layer is then deposited on the lower window layer, and doped with a different p-type dopant material. The layer with a dopant different from the principal portion of the window serves to limit diffusion of dopant through the active layer. The dopant in the diffusion limiting layer can diffuse in both directions, thereby reducing the driving force of diffusion. As a result, the p-type dopant intersects a steep portion of the concentration gradient of n-type dopant quite near the interface between the lower cladding layer and active layer, resulting in high light output power. A diffusion limiting layer having a different dopant than a substrate may be used for forming a LED with a p-type substrate and an n-type layer near the upper face.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4371967 (1983-02-01), Wada et al.
patent: 4479222 (1984-10-01), Hawrylo

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