Active solid-state devices (e.g. – transistors – solid-state diode – Combined with electrical contact or lead – Of specified material other than unalloyed aluminum
Patent
1993-02-12
1995-03-07
Limanek, Robert P.
Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diode
Combined with electrical contact or lead
Of specified material other than unalloyed aluminum
257743, 257749, 257 99, 257201, H01L 3300, H01L 2144
Patent
active
053961030
ABSTRACT:
A II-VI laser diode including a substrate, a device layer of p-type II-VI semiconductor, an electrode and an ohmic contact layer between the electrode and device layer. The ohmic contact layer comprises a graded composition semiconductor compound including ZnTe. The relative amount of ZnTe in the semiconductor compound increases with increasing distance of the ohmic contact layer from the device layer. In a first embodiment the ohmic contact layer comprises a graded composition semiconductor alloy including the semiconductor compound of the device layer and ZnTe. The amount of ZnTe in the alloy increases with increasing distance of the ohmic contact layer from the device layer in the first embodiment. In a second embodiment the ohmic contact layer includes layers of ZnTe spaced between layers of the semiconductor compound of the device layer. The thickness of the layers of ZnTe increase, or the thickness of the layers of the semiconductor compound of the device layer decrease, with increasing distance of the ohmic contact layer from the device layer in the second embodiment.
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Cheng Hwa
DePuydt James M.
Haase Michael A.
Oiu Jun
Griswold Gary L.
Kirn Walter N.
Limanek Robert P.
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Ostrowski David
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