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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 1995
Filed:
May. 31, 1994
Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An AlGaInP double heterojunction structure or an AlGaInP single heterojunction structure is formed on a first conductivity-type GaAs substrate, and then a layer made of a second conductivity-type Al.sub.w Ga.sub.1-w As.sub.1-v P.sub.v mixed crystal (Al.sub.0.7 Ga.sub.0.3 As.sub.0.97 P.sub.0.03, for example) which has the bandgap energy larger than the energy of photon emitted from the active layer of said light emitting layer portion, and has good lattice-matching with (Al.sub.B Ga.sub.1-B).sub.0.51 In.sub.0.49 P mixed crystal (layer) constituting said light emitting layer portion, is formed as a current spreading layer on top of said light emitting layer portion. Here, w and v are in the range of 0.45.ltoreq.w<1 and 0<v.ltoreq.0.08, respectively.