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EP0390209A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Diamond light-emitting device

Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1990-03-30
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2010-03-30
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Abstract

Abstract A light-emitting device comprising a substrate of single-crystal diamond, a boron-doped epitaxial layer that is grown on the principal surface of the substrate by a vapor-­phase synthesis technique, and a positive and a negative electrode which are formed on the epitaxial layer, the negative electrode being made of a metal selected from the group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, gold and aluminum.

Inventors

  • 👤 Naoji C/O Itami Works Fujimori
  • 👤 Yoshiki C/O Itami Works Nishibayashi
  • 👤 Hiromu C/O Itami Works Shiomi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 15:13
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; H10H20/83; H10H20/832; H10H20/01; H10H20/011; H10H20/014; H10H20/81; H10H20/822; H10H20/826

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 61 words
A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate of single-crystal diamond; a boron-doped epitaxial layer that is grown on a principal surface of said substrate by a vapor-phase synthesis technique; and a positive and a negative electrode which are formed on said epitaxial layer, said negative electrode being made of a metal selected from the group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, gold and aluminum.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 61 words
A light-emitting device, comprising: a substrate of single-crystal diamond; a boron-doped epitaxial layer that is grown on a principal surface of said substrate by a vapor-phase synthesis technique; and a positive and a negative electrode which are formed on said epitaxial layer, said negative electrode being made of a metal selected from the group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, gold and aluminum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 16 words
A light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said positive electrode is made of titanium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
A light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said single-crystal diamond is a diamond of Ib or IIa type.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 19 words
A light-emitting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said principal surface of said substrate has Miller indices (100).

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