Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting element includes: a growth substrate; a mask formed on the growth substrate; and a columnar semiconductor layer grown from at least one opening that is provided in the mask. The columnar semiconductor layer includes an n-type nanowire layer formed at a center thereof, an active layer formed on an outer periphery of the n-type nanowire layer, and a p-type semiconductor layer formed on an outer periphery of the active layer. An opening ratio of the opening is 0.1% or more and 5.0% or less, and a light emission wavelength is 480 nm or more.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor light emitting device including a growth substrate; a pillar-shaped semiconductor layer formed on the growth substrate; and a buried semiconductor layer formed to cover the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer, wherein the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer has an n-type nanowire layer formed at a center, an active layer formed on an outermore side than the n-type nanowire layer, a p-type semiconductor layer formed on an outermore side than the active layer and a tunnel junction layer formed on an outermore side than the p-type semiconductor layer, and wherein at least a part of the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer is provided with a removed region formed by removing from the buried semiconductor layer to a part of the tunnel junction layer.

Abstract: The semiconductor light-emitting device includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a plurality of columnar semiconductors on the n-type semiconductor layer, a buried layer filling in a space between the columnar semiconductors, and a current suppression region suppressing a current. The columnar semiconductors has a hexagonal column and an active layer covering the hexagonal column. The hexagonal column has a hexagonal first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface of the columnar semiconductors faces the base layer. The second surface of the columnar semiconductors faces the current suppression region.

Abstract: To suppress current leakage between the semiconductor layer below the mask and the buried layer above the mask. To reduce the drive voltage and improve the emission efficiency by improving the efficiency of carrier injection into the active layer. The semiconductor light-emitting device includes a substrate, a mask, a columnar semiconductor, a buried layer, a cathode electrode, and an anode electrode. The substrate has a conductive substrate, an n-type semiconductor layer disposed on the conductive substrate, and a p-type semiconductor layer disposed on the n-type semiconductor layer. The p-type semiconductor layer has a high resistance, thereby enhancing insulation between the n-type semiconductor layer and the buried layer.

Abstract: A buried layer forming step includes three steps of a facet structure forming step, a c-plane forming step, and a flattening step. In the facet structure forming step, a buried layer grows to form a periodic facet structure that matches an arrangement pattern of columnar semiconductors. In the c-plane forming step, the buried layer grows such that a {0001} plane (upper surface) is formed in a region of the buried layer corresponding to an upper portion of the columnar semiconductor. In the flattening step, lateral growth of the buried layer is promoted and the c-plane formed in the c-plane forming step is widened to flatten a surface of the buried layer.

Abstract: Included is a semiconductor multilayer film in which a non-doped InAlN layer and a GaN layer formed on said InAlN layer and containing a dopant are stacked a plurality of times.

Abstract: Included is a semiconductor multilayer film in which a non-doped InAlN layer and a GaN layer formed on said InAlN layer and containing a dopant are stacked a plurality of times.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor light emitting device including a growth substrate; a pillar-shaped semiconductor layer formed on the growth substrate; and a buried semiconductor layer formed to cover the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer, wherein the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer has an n-type nanowire layer formed at a center, an active layer formed on an outermore side than the n-type nanowire layer, a p-type semiconductor layer formed on an outermore side than the active layer and a tunnel junction layer formed on an outermore side than the p-type semiconductor layer, and wherein at least a part of the pillar-shaped semiconductor layer is provided with a removed region formed by removing from the buried semiconductor layer to a part of the tunnel junction layer.

Abstract: To provide a Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device exhibiting the improved light extraction efficiency as well as reducing the influence of polarization that a p-type conductivity portion and an n-type conductivity portion occur in the AlGaN layer caused by the Al composition variation, and a production method therefor. A first p-type contact layer is a p-type AlGaN layer. A second p-type contact layer is a p-type AlGaN layer. The Al composition in the first p-type contact layer is reduced with distance from a light-emitting layer. The Al composition in the second p-type contact layer is reduced with distance from the light-emitting layer. The Al composition in the second p-type contact layer is lower than that in the first p-type contact layer. The Al composition variation rate to the unit thickness in the second p-type contact layer is higher than that in the first p-type contact layer.

Abstract: Fabricating a high-quality nitride semiconductor crystal at a lower temperature. A nitride semiconductor crystal is fabricated by supplying onto a substrate (105) a group III element and/or a compound thereof, a nitrogen element and/or a compound thereof and an Sb element and/or a compound thereof, all of which serve as materials, and thereby vapor-growing at least one layer of nitride semiconductor film (104). A supply ratio of the Sb element to the nitrogen element in a growth process of the at least one layer of the nitride semiconductor film (104) is set to not less than 0.004.

Abstract: Achieving resistance reduction of a nitride semiconductor multilayer film reflector. In the nitride semiconductor multilayer film reflector, a first semiconductor layer has a higher Al composition than a second semiconductor layer. A first composition-graded layer is interposed between the first and second semiconductor layers so as to be located at a group III element face side of the first semiconductor layer, the first composition-graded layer being adjusted so that its Al composition becomes lower as coming close to the second semiconductor layer. A second composition-graded layer is interposed between the first and second semiconductor layers so as to be located at a nitride face side of the first semiconductor layer. The second composition-graded layer is adjusted so that its Al composition becomes lower as coming close to the second semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor multilayer film reflecting mirror formed by alternately repeating a first nitride film containing In (indium) and a second nitride film not containing In. The reflecting mirror includes an inter-film transition layer between the first and second nitride films, the composition of which is varied from the composition of the first nitride film to the composition of the second nitride film. The inter-film transition layer has a first transition layer formed on the first nitride film and containing In and Al (aluminum), and a second transition layer formed on the first transition layer and containing Al but not containing In. In the first transition layer, the percentages of In and Al are decreased from the first nitride film to the second transition layer, and the percentage of In in the first transition layer starts to decrease at a same or closer position to the first nitride film than the percentage of Al.

Abstract: To provide a Group III nitride semiconductor light-emitting device exhibiting the improved light extraction efficiency as well as reducing the influence of polarization that a p-type conductivity portion and an n-type conductivity portion occur in the AlGaN layer caused by the Al composition variation, and a production method therefor. A first p-type contact layer is a p-type AlGaN layer. A second p-type contact layer is a p-type AlGaN layer. The Al composition in the first p-type contact layer is reduced with distance from a light-emitting layer. The Al composition in the second p-type contact layer is reduced with distance from the light-emitting layer. The Al composition in the second p-type contact layer is lower than that in the first p-type contact layer. The Al composition variation rate to the unit thickness in the second p-type contact layer is higher than that in the first p-type contact layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor multilayer film mirror is configured such that a pair of an InAlN-based semiconductor film and a GaN-based semiconductor film is layered a plurality of times in a cyclic fashion and the InAlN-based semiconductor film has an In composition of less than 18 at %. The semiconductor multilayer film mirror includes a thin GaN cap layer formed on the InAlN-based semiconductor film and an AlGaN layer formed on the thin GaN cap layer between each pair of the InAlN-based semiconductor film and the GaN-based semiconductor film.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor multilayer film reflecting mirror formed by alternately repeating a first nitride film containing In (indium) and a second nitride film not containing In. The reflecting mirror includes an inter-film transition layer between the first and second nitride films, the composition of which is varied from the composition of the first nitride film to the composition of the second nitride film. The inter-film transition layer has a first transition layer formed on the first nitride film and containing In and Al (aluminum), and a second transition layer formed on the first transition layer and containing Al but not containing In. In the first transition layer, the percentages of In and Al are decreased from the first nitride film to the second transition layer, and the percentage of In in the first transition layer starts to decrease at a same or closer position to the first nitride film than the percentage of Al.

Abstract: A semiconductor multilayer film mirror is configured such that a pair of an InAlN-based semiconductor film and a GaN-based semiconductor film is layered a plurality of times in a cyclic fashion and the InAlN-based semiconductor film has an In composition of less than 18 at %. The semiconductor multilayer film mirror includes a thin GaN cap layer formed on the InAlN-based semiconductor film and an AlGaN layer formed on the thin GaN cap layer between each pair of the InAlN-based semiconductor film and the GaN-based semiconductor film.

Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light-emitting device with periodic gain active layers includes an n-type semiconductor layer, a p-type semiconductor layer and a resonator. The device further includes a plurality of active layers disposed between the n-type and p-type semiconductor layers so as to correspond to a peak intensity position of light existing in the resonator and at least one interlayer disposed between the active layers. The active layer disposed at the p-type semiconductor layer side has a larger light emission intensity than the active layer disposed at the n-type semiconductor layer side.

Abstract: This application provides a method of manufacturing an n-p-n nitride-semiconductor light-emitting device which includes a current confinement region (A) using a buried tunnel junction layer and in which a favorable luminous efficacy can be obtained and to provide the n-p-n nitride-semiconductor light-emitting device. The p-type activation of a p-type GaN crystal layer stacked below a tunnel junction layer is performed in an intermediate phase of a manufacturing process in which the p-type GaN crystal layer is exposed to atmosphere gas with the tunnel junction layer partially removed, before the tunnel junction layer is buried in an n-type GaN crystal layer. In the intermediate phase of the manufacturing process in which the p-type GaN crystal layer is exposed, p-type activation is efficiently performed on the p-type GaN crystal layer, and a p-type GaN crystal layer with low electric resistance can be obtained.

Abstract: Fabricating a high-quality nitride semiconductor crystal at a lower temperature. A nitride semiconductor crystal is fabricated by supplying onto a substrate (105) a group III element and/or a compound thereof, a nitrogen element and/or a compound thereof and an Sb element and/or a compound thereof, all of which serve as materials, and thereby vapor-growing at least one layer of nitride semiconductor film (104). A supply ratio of the Sb element to the nitrogen element in a growth process of the at least one layer of the nitride semiconductor film (104) is set to not less than 0.004.

Abstract: A nitride semiconductor light emitting device includes a substrate as a base and an n-type semiconductor layer grown on a surface side of the substrate. Antimony (Sb) is added to the n-type semiconductor layer so that a molar fraction is not less than 0.1% and is less than 1%. A concentration of an n-type impurity in the n-type semiconductor layer is lower than an electron concentration.