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High band-gap opto-electronic device
Assignee: Lumileds LLC
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Filing: 1989-01-19
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Granted: 1991-10-22
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Expires: 2009-01-19
Abstract
Abstract A high band-gap opto-electronic device is formed by epitaxially growing the device section in a lattice-matched (Al x Ga 1-x ) y In 1-y P-GaAs system. The band-gap of the epitaxial layer increases with x. Instead of growing the device section directly on the GaAs substrate, a layer of (Al x Ga 1-x ) y In 1-7 P, graded in x and in temperature while maintaining substantially y=0.5, is grown as a transitional layer. The high band-gap device structures include homojunctions, heterojunctions and particularly a separate confinement quantum well heterostructures. Various embodiments of the invention include devices on absorbing substrates and on transparent substrates, and devices incorporating strained-layer superlattices.
Inventors
- 👤 Chih-Ping Kuo
- 👤 Robert M. Fletcher
- 👤 Timothy D. Osentowski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 04:38
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10H; H10H20/00; H10H20/80; H10H20/81; B; B82; B82Y; B82Y20/00; H01; H01S; H01S5/00; H01S5/30; H01S5/32; H01S5/3201; H01S5/3211; H01S5/3216; H01S5/323; H01S5/32308; H01S5/32325; H01S5/34; H01S5/343; H01S5/34326; H10H20/822; H10H20/824
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
An electro-optical device comprising: a first substrate layer; a section composed of aluminum gallium indium phosphide having higher energy band gaps than the first substrate layer; and a second layer composed of aluminum gallium indium phosphide adjoining the section so as to form a boundary therewith, said second layer having a varying energy band gap such that an energy band gap of said second layer at the boundary substantially equals that of the section at the boundary and decreases to a lesser energy band gap away from said boundary, wherein said first substrate layer adjoins one of said section and said second layer and said first substrate layer, section and second layer are substantially lattice matched.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
116 words
An electro-optical device comprising: a first substrate layer; a section composed of aluminum gallium indium phosphide having higher energy band gaps than the first substrate layer; and a second layer composed of aluminum gallium indium phosphide adjoining the section so as to form a boundary therewith, said second layer having a varying energy band gap such that an energy band gap of said second layer at the boundary substantially equals that of the section at the boundary and decreases to a lesser energy band gap away from said boundary, wherein said first substrate layer adjoins one of said section and said second layer and said first substrate layer, section and second layer are substantially lattice matched.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said second layer adjoins the section on one side and the first substrate layer on the other.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The device of claim 2, wherein the first substrate layer is composed of Gallium Arsenide.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 2, wherein the first substrate layer is a transparent substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 4, wherein the first substrate layer is composed of aluminum gallium indium phosphide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 4, wherein the first substrate layer is composed of aluminum gallium arsenide.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the section adjoins the second layer on one side and the first substrate layer on the other, said first substrate layer being a transparent substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 7, wherein the first substrate layer is composed of aluminum gallium indium phosphide.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 7, wherein the first substrate layer is composed of aluminum gallium arsenide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the energy band gap of the section is above 2 eV.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the energy band gap of the second layer changes by steps.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the energy band gap of the second layer changes smoothly.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the first substrate layer and second layer have minimum energy band gaps which are larger than that of the minimum energy band-gap of the section and less than the maximum energy band-gap of the section.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
123 words
An electro-optical device comprising: a first substrate layer; a section having higher energy band gaps than the first substrate layer and including a quantum well structure composed of doped semiconductor material to increase carrier density and light emission efficiency; and a second layer adjoining the section so as to form a boundary therewith, said second layer having a varying energy band gap such that an energy band gap of said second layer at the boundary substantially equals that of the section at the boundary and decreases to a lesser energy band gap away from said boundary, wherein said first substrate layer adjoins one of said section and said second layer and said first substrate layer, section and second layer are substantially lattice matched.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
123 words
An electro-optical device comprising: a first substrate layer; a section having higher energy band gaps than the first substrate layer and including a quantum well structure composed of doped semiconductor material to increase carrier density and light emission efficiency; and a second layer adjoining the section so as to form a boundary therewith, said second layer having a varying energy band gap such that an energy band gap of said second layer at the boundary substantially equals that of the section at the boundary and decreases to a lesser energy band gap away from said boundary, wherein said first substrate layer adjoins one of said section and said second layer and said first substrate layer, section and second layer are substantially lattice matched.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
118 words
An electro-optical device comprising: a first substrate layer; a section having higher energy band gaps than the first substrate layer and a strain layer super lattice structure; and a second layer adjoining the section so as to form a boundary therewith, said second layer having a strain layer super lattice structure and a varying energy band gap such that an energy band gap of said second layer at the boundary substantially equals that of the section at the boundary and decreases to a lesser energy band gap away from said boundary, wherein said first substrate layer adjoins one of said section and said second layer and said first substrate layer, section and second layer are substantially lattice matched.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
118 words
An electro-optical device comprising: a first substrate layer; a section having higher energy band gaps than the first substrate layer and a strain layer super lattice structure; and a second layer adjoining the section so as to form a boundary therewith, said second layer having a strain layer super lattice structure and a varying energy band gap such that an energy band gap of said second layer at the boundary substantially equals that of the section at the boundary and decreases to a lesser energy band gap away from said boundary, wherein said first substrate layer adjoins one of said section and said second layer and said first substrate layer, section and second layer are substantially lattice matched.
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