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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2010
Noriyoshi Seo, Hiki-gun, JP;
Atsushi Matsumura, Chichibu, JP;
Ryouichi Takeuchi, Chichibu, JP;
Showa Denko K.K., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An epitaxial wafer for a light emitting diode, including a GaAs substrate, a light emitting unit provided on the GaAs substrate, and a strain adjustment layer provided on the light emitting unit, wherein the light emitting unit has a strained light emitting layer having a composition formula of (AlGa)InP (wherein X and Y are numerical values that satisfy 0≦X≦0.1 and 0.39≦Y≦0.45 respectively), and the strain adjustment layer is transparent to the emission wavelength and has a lattice constant that is smaller than the lattice constant of the GaAs substrate. The invention provides an epitaxial wafer that enables mass production of a high-output and/or high-efficiency LED having an emission wavelength of not less than 655 nm.