Patent ID: 6448584
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
A light emitting diode, comprising:a first metallic electrode; a substrate doped with a first conductivity type dopant and formed on the first metallic electrode; a first confining layer formed on the substrate and doped with the first conductivity type dopant; an active layer formed on the first confining layer; a second confining layer formed on the active layer and doped with a second conductive type dopant; an ohmic contact layer formed on the second confining layer and doped with the second conductivity type dopant; a transparent window layer having nitrogen-containing compounds formed on the ohmic contact layer; a second metal electrode formed on the transparent window layer; wherein the material of the transparent window layer is selected from a group of GaPN, GaPAsN, InPAsN and InGaPAsN.