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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 11, 1995
Hidetoshi Fujimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Koichi Nitta, Yokohama, JP;
Masayuki Ishikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Hideto Sugawara, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshihiro Kokubun, Yokohama, JP;
Masahiro Yamamoto, Sagamihara, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A light emitting diode is arranged on a sapphire substrate. The light emitting diode includes an n-GaN layer, an n-InGaN light-emitting layer, a p-AlGaN layer and a P-GaN layer, which are grown through vapor phase growth in this sequence. Within the p-GaN layer and p-AlGaN layer, 1.times.10.sup.20 cm.sup.-3 of Mg and 2.times.10.sup.19 cm.sup.-3 of Mg are contained, respectively. Within each of the n-GaN layer and n-InGaN light-emitting layer, 5.times.10.sup.18 cm.sup.-3 of hydrogen is contained, thereby preventing Mg from diffusing therein from the p-GaN layer and p-AlGaN layer.