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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 1995
Filed:
May. 12, 1994
Piotr M Mensz, Ossining, NY (US);
Philips Electronics North America Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A semiconductor structure useful in blue light emitting diodes and diode lasers is disclosed. The structure is formed of a substrate of p- type GaAs, a layer of a p- type II-VI compound of the formula Zn.sub.x Q.sub.1-x S.sub.y Se.sub.1-x where Q=Mg, Cd or Mn, 0.5.ltoreq.x.ltoreq.1 and 0.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.1, separated from the substrate by a series of thin epitaxial undoped or p-doped layers including a layer of In.sub.0.5 Al.sub.0.5 P in contact with the layer of the II-VI compound, a layer of In.sub.0.5 Ga.sub.0.5 P or of Al.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x As where x=0.1-0.3 contacting the substrate, a layer of In.sub.0.5 Ga.sub.0.5 P contacting the layer of Al.sub.x Ga.sub.1-x P and at least one layer of In.sub.0.5 Al.sub.2 Ga.sub.0.5-z P where 0<z<0.5 and the value of z decreases in the direction of the layer of In.sub.0.5 Ga.sub.0.5 P provided between and contacting the layer of In.sub.0.5 Al.sub.0.5 P and the layer of In.sub.0.5 Ga.sub.0.5 P.