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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Mikihiro Yokozeki, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Koyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hironobu Narui, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidekazu Aoyagi, Miyagi, JP;
Michinori Shiomi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiko Kawasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Katsutoshi Itou, Miyagi, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/26 (2010.01); H01L 33/02 (2010.01); H01L 33/44 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 33/02 (2013.01); H01L 33/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light emitting element includes: a laminated body including a first conductive semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second conductive semiconductor layer in this order, the second conductive semiconductor layer having a light extraction surface; and a recombination suppression structure provided in vicinity of an end surface of the active layer, the recombination suppression structure having a bandgap larger than a bandgap of the active layer.