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図2は、実施例1の変形例1に係る半導体発光素子10Aの構造を示す断面図である。発光素子10Aは、発光機能層13の構成を除いては、発光素子10と同様の構成を有している。発光機能層13は、量子井戸層が複数層(本変形例においては2層)積層された構造を有している。より具体的には、発光機能層13は、ベース層BL、量子井戸層WA、障壁層BA、量子井戸層WB及び障壁層BBがこの順に積層された構造を有している。
12 n型半導体層(第1の半導体層)
13、33、53 発光機能層
14 電子ブロック層
15 p型半導体層(第2の半導体層)
BL ベース層
BS ベースセグメント
GR1、GR2 溝
WA、WB、WC 量子井戸層
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- 第1の導電型を有する第1の半導体層と、
前記第1の半導体層上に形成された発光機能層と、
前記発光機能層上に形成され、前記第1の半導体層とは反対導電型の第2の導電型を有する第2の半導体層と、を有し、
前記発光機能層は、
前記第1の半導体層上に形成され、前記第1の半導体層から応力歪を受ける組成を有してランダムな網目状に形成された複数のベースセグメントを有し、かつ前記第2の導電型のドーパントがドープされたベース層と、
前記ベース層上に形成された量子井戸構造層と、
を有することを特徴とする半導体発光素子。 - 前記量子井戸構造層はアンドープ層であることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の半導体発光素子。
- 前記ドープ層の前記ドーパントはMgであることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の半導体発光素子。
- 前記第1の半導体層はGaNの組成を有し、
前記量子井戸構造は、前記ベース層上に形成された量子井戸層と障壁層とを有し、
前記ベース及び前記障壁層はAlN又はAlGaNの組成を有し、
前記量子井戸層は、InGaNの組成を有することを特徴とする請求項1乃至3のいずれか1に記載の半導体発光素子。 - 前記ベース層と前記第1の半導体層との間または前記発光機能層と前記第2の半導体層との間に、一様に平坦な量子井戸構造を有する第2の発光機能層をさらに含むことを特徴とする請求項1乃至4のいずれか1に記載の半導体発光素子。
- 前記第2の発光機能層の中心発光波長は、前記量子井戸層の中心発光波長と異なることを特徴とする請求項5に記載の半導体発光素子。
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