Multi-quantum well structure and LED device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12328973-B2
Application number	US-202117528533-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 17, 2021
Priority date	Apr 18, 2017
Publication date	Jun 10, 2025
Grant date	Jun 10, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed is a multi-quantum well structure including a stress relief layer, an electron-collecting layer disposed on the stress relief layer, and an active layer including a first active layer unit that is disposed on the electron-collecting layer. The first active layer unit includes potential barrier sub-layers and potential well sub-layers being alternately stacked, in which at least one of the potential barrier sub-layers has a GaN/Alx1Iny1Ga(1-x1-y1)N stack, where 0<x1≤1 and 0≤y1<1. An LED device including the multi-quantum well structure is also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A multi-quantum well structure comprising:
a stress relief layer;
an electron-collecting layer disposed on said stress relief layer; and
an active layer including a first active layer unit that is disposed on said electron-collecting layer and that includes a plurality of potential barrier sub-layers and a plurality of potential well sub-layers being alternately stacked;
wherein
at least one of said potential barrier sub-layers of said first active layer unit has a GaN/Al x1 In y1 Ga (1-x1-y1) N stack, where 0<x1≤1 and 0≤y1<1,
said one of said potential barrier sub-layers having said GaN/Al x1 In y1 Ga (1-x1-y1) N stack is disposed farthest away from said electron-collecting layer, and
said one of said potential barrier sub-layers of said first active layer unit farthest away from said electron-collecting layer is undoped, and for the remainder of said potential barrier sub-layers of said first active layer unit, each of said potential barrier sub-layers is one of a n-doped layer and a p-doped layer.

2. The multi-quantum well structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in said GaN/Al x1 In y1 Ga (1-x1-y1) N stack, y1=0 and 0.05≤x1≤1.

3. The multi-quantum well structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said one of said potential barrier sub-layers of said first active layer unit farthest away from said electron-collecting layer has a thickness ranging from 140 Å to 190 Å, and thickness of Al x1 In y1 Ga (1-x1-y1) N in the GaN/Al x1 In y1 Ga (1-x1-y1) N stack ranges from 20 Å to 30 Å.

4. The multi-quantum well structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said active layer further includes a second active layer unit that is disposed on said first active layer unit and that includes a plurality of potential barrier sub-layers and a plurality of potential well sub-layers being alternately stacked; and
each of said potential barrier sub-layers of said first active layer unit has a band gap larger than that of each of said potential barrier sub-layers of said second active layer unit.

5. The multi-quantum well structure as claimed in claim 4 , wherein each of said potential barrier sub-layers of said second active layer unit is a GaN layer.

6. The multi-quantum well structure as claimed in claim 5 , wherein in said GaN/Al x1 In y1 Ga (1-x1-y1) N stack, y1=0 and 0.02≤x1≤0.06.

7. The multi-quantum well structure as claimed in claim 4 wherein said first active layer unit is disposed between said second active layer unit and said electron-collecting layer.

8. The multi-quantum well structure as claimed in claim 4 , wherein at least one of said potential barrier sub-layers of said second active layer unit has a GaN/Al x1 Ga (1-x1) N/GaN stack, where 0<x1≤1, and for the remainder of said potential barrier sub-layers of said second active layer unit, each of said potential barrier sub-layers is a GaN layer.

9. The multi-quantum well structure as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an interfacial layer that is disposed between said electron-collecting layer and said active layer and that has a band gap smaller than that of each of said potential well sub-layers of said first active layer unit.

10. The multi-quantum well structure as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
said electron-collecting layer includes a plurality of potential barrier sub-layers and plurality of potential well sub-layers that are alternately stacked;
one of said potential barrier sub-layers of said electron-collecting layer farthest away from said stress relief layer has a GaN/Al x2 Ga (1-x2) N/GaN stack, where 0≤x2≤1, and for the remainder of said potential barrier sub-layers of said electron-collecting layer, each of said potential barrier sub-layers is a GaN layer; and
each of said potential well sub-layers of said electron-collecting layer is a InGaN layer.

11. An LED device comprising:
a substrate;
a buffer layer disposed on said substrate;
a N-type cladding layer disposed on said buffer layer;
a multi-quantum well structure as claimed in claim 1 , which is disposed on said N-type layer;
a P-type cladding layer disposed on said multi-quantum well structure; and
a P-type contact layer disposed on said P-type layer.

12. The LED device as claimed in claim 11 , further comprising an electron-blocking layer disposed between said multi-quantum well structure and said P-type cladding layer.

13. The LED device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said electron-blocking layer has a thickness ranging from 200 Å to 300 Å.

14. The LED device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein said electron-blocking layer has one of a Al x3 In y3 Ga (1-x3-y3) N layer and a Al x3 In y3 Ga (1-x3-y3) /Al x4 In y4 Ga (1-x4-y4) N superlattice layer, where 0≤x3≤1, 0≤y3≤1, 0≤x4≤1 and 0≤y4≤1, x3 and x4 cannot both be 1 or 0, y3 and y4 cannot both be 1 or 0, x3 and y3 cannot both be 0, and x4 and y4 cannot both be 0.

15. The LED device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein:
said active layer further includes a second active layer unit that is disposed on said first active layer unit and that includes a plurality of potential barrier sub-layers and a plurality of potential well sub-layers being alternately stacked; and
each of said potential barrier sub-layers of said first active layer unit has a band gap larger than that of each of said potential barrier sub-layers of said second active layer unit.

16. The LED device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein each of said potential barrier sub-layers of said second active layer unit is a GaN layer.

17. The LED device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein at least one of said potential barrier sub-layers of said second active layer unit has a GaN/Al x1 Ga (1-x1) N/GaN stack, where 0<x1≤1, and for the remainder of said potential barrier sub-layers of said second active layer unit, each of said potential barrier sub-layers is a GaN layer.

18. The LED device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein:
said electron-collecting layer includes a plurality of potential barrier sub-layers and a plurality of potential well sub-layers that are alternately stacked;
one of said potential barrier sub-layers of said electron-collecting layer farthest away from said stress relief layer has a GaN/Al x2 Ga (1-x2) N/GaN stack, where 0≤x2≤1, and for the remainder of said potential barrier sub-layers of said electron-collecting layer, each of said potential barrier sub-layers is a GaN layer; and
each of said potential well sub-layers of said electron-collecting layer is an InGaN layer.

Assignees

• Xiamen Sanan Optoelectronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jiang Han
• Lan Yung-Ling
• Huang Wen-Pin
• Song Changwei
• Huang li-cheng
• Xun Feilin
• LING Chan-Chan
• Tsai Chi-Ming
• Chang Chia-Hung

Classifications

• H10H20/8162

  Current-blocking structures · CPC title

• H10H20/825

  containing nitrogen, e.g. GaN · CPC title

• H10H20/812 Primary

  within the light-emitting regions, e.g. having quantum confinement structures · CPC title