Patent Publication Number: US-10777707-B2

Title: Group-III nitride stacked body and group-III nitride light-emitting element

Description:
This application is a U.S. national stage application of PCT/JP2017/016578 filed on Apr. 26, 2017 and claims priority to Japanese patent document 2016-089487 filed on Apr. 27, 2016, the entireties of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a novel group III nitride laminate and a novel group III nitride light emitting device using the laminate. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     A gaseous light source such as heavy hydrogen, mercury, and the like are used as a deep ultraviolet light source having a light emitting wavelength of 365 nm or less. Problems of such gaseous light source are that it has short lifetime and a size of the device is large. Also, mercury is restricted from using in some cases. Therefore, a light emitting device which can solve such problems and also using a semiconductor which can be easily handled is expected. 
     As such deep ultraviolet light emitting device, the light emitting device using a group III nitride semiconductor represented by a compositional formula of Al q Ga 1-q N (0≤q≤1) is proposed. Such group III nitride semiconductor functions as the deep ultraviolet light emitting device because it is a direct bandgap type semiconductor in entire range of wavelength 200 to 365 nm (Patent Document 1 and Non-Patent Document 1). 
     The deep ultraviolet light emitting device using the group III nitride semiconductor device is produced in general by carrying out the crystal growth of a laminate structure made of a n-type layer, an active layer, and a p-type layer on a substrate made of single crystal. As a method of crystal growth of the semiconductor laminate structure, for example Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) method and Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) method may be mentioned. 
     As the single crystal substrate used for the above crystal growth method, a foreign substrate material such as sapphire, SiC, Si, and the like, and a same substrate such as AlN, GaN, and the like are used. By carrying out the crystal growth of the semiconductor laminate structure which becomes the light emitting device on the substrate, the deep ultraviolet light emitting device using the group III nitride semiconductor is formed. 
     REFERENCES 
     Patent Document 
     
         
         Patent Document 1: WO2014/123092 
       
    
     Non-Patent Document 
     
         
         Non-Patent Document 1: Hideki Hirayama, Sachie Fujikawa, Norimichi Noguchi, Jun Norimatsu, Takayoshi Takano, Kenji Tsubaki, and Norihiko Kamata, “222-282 nm AlGaN and InAlGaN-based deep-UV LEDs fabricated on high-quality AlN on sapphire”,Phys. Status Solidi A 206, No. 6, 1176-1182 (2009) 
       
    
     However, problems of the light emitting device using the group III nitride semiconductor are that it has a lower luminous efficiency and a weaker optical output than a heavy hydrogen gas lamp and a mercury gas lamp. 
     As one of the causes of these, a dislocation in the deep ultraviolet light emitting device may be mentioned. In case a foreign substrate material such as sapphire, SiC, and the like is used as the single crystal substrate and the crystal growth of an Al q Ga 1-q N layer is carried out on the substrate, because a lattice constant and a thermal expansion coefficient are different from those of the substrate, many dislocations are included during the crystal growth. Hence, the optical output decreases. 
     Then, in Non-Patent Document 1, the crystal growth method of the Al q Ga 1-q N layer is examined, and a dislocation density in the Al q Ga 1-q N layer was decreased. As a result, the luminous efficiency is improved, and the optical output is improved (Non-Patent Document 1). 
     Also, it is known that by carrying out the crystal growth of the Al q Ga 1-q N layer using the same substrate as the single crystal substrate, the light emitting device almost free of dislocation can be produced, and the optical output is improved. 
     Thus, the present inventors have carried out further examination, and attained further improved optical output by incorporating a novel structure to the semiconductor laminate structure of the light emitting device on the AlN substrate (Patent Document 1). 
     However, when the present inventors continuously produced the light emitting device using the group III nitride semiconductor, the optical output varied between lots, and it was difficult to stably produce the light emitting device having a high optical output. 
     Therefore, the object of the present invention is to solve the above problem, and to provide the group III nitride laminate and the group III nitride light emitting device using the laminate which enables to stably obtain a high optical output. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     The present inventors have carried out keen examination to attain the above object. First, a composition and a thickness of each layer constituting the group III nitride semiconductor were examined, and they have found that when an AlGaN layer is provided between a substrate and a n-type AlGaN layer, depending on the composition and the thickness of a plurality of AlGaN layers, the optical output varied differently in the same lot or between lots. Thus, the AlGaN layer provided between the substrate and the n-type AlGaN layer was further examined, and was found that by decreasing Al composition of the AlGaN layer than the Al composition of the n-type AlGaN layer and by making the thickness of the AlGaN layer thinner than the thickness of the n-type AlGaN layer, the light emitting device having less varying optical output and high optical output characteristic can be stably produced. Thereby, the present invention was attained. 
     That is, the first aspect of the present invention is a group III nitride laminate comprising a substrate and a n-type first AlGaN layer represented by a compositional formula of Al X Ga 1-X N (0&lt;X≤1), wherein 
     a second AlGaN layer represented by a compositional formula of Al Y Ga 1-Y N (0.5&lt;Y≤1, note that Y&lt;X) is formed between the substrate and the n-type first AlGaN layer, and 
     a thickness tx of the n-type first AlGaN layer and a thickness ty of the second AlGaN layer satisfies tx&gt;ty. 
     The group III nitride laminate of the present invention may suitably have below embodiments. 
     (1) A surface layer part expressed by a compositional formula Al Z Ga 1-Z N (0.9&lt;Z≤1) is provided at an uppermost surface where the substrate contacts the second AlGaN layer. 
     (2) The thickness ty of the second AlGaN layer is 30 to 100 nm. 
     (3) The thickness ratio tx/ty of the n-type first AlGaN layer and the second AlGaN layer is 2 or more and 100 or less. 
     (4) The second AlGaN layer has the n-type conductivity. 
     (5) The substrate is an AlN single crystal substrate. 
     Further, the second aspect of the present invention is a group III nitride light emitting device comprising an active layer having at least one well layer on the n-type AlGaN layer of the group III nitride laminate according to any one of claims  1  to  6 , wherein the well layer in the active layer is an AlGaN layer represented by a compositional formula of Al W Ga 1-W N (0&lt;W&lt;1), and a composition of Al shown by W is W≤Y. 
     The group III nitride light emitting device according to second aspect of the present invention preferably has a light emitting peak wavelength of 210 to 365 nm. 
     The group III nitride laminate of the present invention has an AlGaN layer (second AlGaN layer) between the substrate and the n-type AlGaN layer (first AlGaN layer), wherein the AlGaN layer (second AlGaN layer) has a lower Al composition than the first AlGaN layer and is thinner than the first AlGaN layer. By forming a laminate in such constitution, even in case the substrate and the n-type first AlGaN layer have different composition, a high quality group III nitride laminate can be stably obtained. Thus, by using the group III nitride laminate of the present invention, a group III nitride light emitting device having the optical output with small variation, and having a high optical output characteristic can be obtained. 
     Note that, in case the substrate and the n-type AlGaN layer have different lattice constants, defects such as a crack and the like may occur during the crystal growth. Thus, Patent Document 1 disclose the group III nitride light emitting device having a plurality of n-type layers on the substrate as an example in order to relieve a lattice mismatch and a roughening of interface between the substrate and the growth layer. Further, Patent Document 1 discloses that when the substrate is a sapphire substrate or AlN substrate, among the plurality of n-type layers, a n-type foundation layer contacting the substrate has a larger bandgap layer than a bandgap of a n-type clad layer laminated on the n-type foundation layer. That is, the Al composition of the n-type foundation layer is higher than that of the n-type clad layer, and Patent Document 1 discloses to laminate in increasing order of the lattice constant ( FIG. 8 ,  FIG. 9(A) , and [0078] to [0081] of Patent Document 1). 
     As such, in case of laminating the plurality of AlGaN layers having different Al composition on the substrate of AlN and the like, in general, the Al composition of the AlGaN layer contacting the substrate is made higher in order to suppress the defects such as a crack and the like during the crystal growth. 
     On the contrary to the constitution of Patent Document 1, in the present invention, a layer having a larger lattice constant and a lower Al composition than the n-type AlGaN layer is introduced as the second AlGaN layer between the substrate and the n-type first AlGaN layer. Further, by making the second AlGaN layer thinner than the n-type AlGaN layer, the defects such as a crack and the like and a light absorption can be suppressed, thereby a high quality group III nitride laminate can be stably obtained. This was firstly found by the present inventors. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic cross section showing an example of a group III nitride laminate of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic cross section showing other example of the group III nitride laminate of the present invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic cross section showing an example of a group III nitride light emitting device (deep ultraviolet light emitting device) of the present invention. 
         FIG. 4  is an example of energy-band of the group III nitride light emitting device shown in  FIG. 3 . 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic cross section showing other example of the group III nitride light emitting device of the present invention. 
         FIG. 6  is an example of energy-band of the group III nitride light emitting device shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION 
     (Group III Nitride Laminate) 
     First, a group III nitride laminate of the present invention is explained in below.  FIG. 1  is a schematic cross section of a group III nitride laminate  1  of the present invention. The group III nitride laminate  1  includes a n-type first AlGaN layer  30  on a substrate  10 , and a second AlGaN layer  20  provided between the substrate  10  and the first AlGaN layer  30 . 
     In the present invention, the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  represented by a compositional formula of Al X Ga 1-X N (0&lt;X≤1) and the second AlGaN layer  20  represented by a compositional formula of Al Y Ga 1-Y N (0.5&lt;Y≤1) satisfy the following. 
     (1) Al composition X and Al composition Y satisfy Y&lt;X. 
     (2) When a thickness of the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  is tx and a thickness of the second AlGaN layer  20  is ty, then tx&gt;ty is satisfied. 
     As such, by using the AlGaN layer (second AlGaN layer) having specific Al composition and thickness, the high quality group III nitride laminate can be stably obtained which can suppress the cracks and a light absorption. 
     From the point of productivity, preferably the ratio tx/ty between the thickness of the first AlGaN layer  30  and the thickness of the second AlGaN layer  20  is 2 or more and 100 or less. 
     Next, each layer constituting the group III nitride laminate  1  of the present invention is explained in detail. 
     (Substrate  10 ) 
     The substrate  10  of the group III nitride laminate of the present invention is not particularly limited as long as it is a substrate used for a semiconductor or a light emitting device, and various substrates can be used. Specifically, AlN substrate, GaN substrate, sapphire substrate, SiC substrate, Si substrate, and the like may be mentioned. Among these, the AlN substrate using a C-plane as a growth plane is preferable because it is the same substrate as the second AlGaN layer having a high lattice match, and is transparent to the light having a wavelength of 210 to 365 nm. Also, the sapphire substrate is preferable from the point of transparency to the light having the wavelength of 210 to 365 nm. 
     Particularly, from the point of the lattice match, at the uppermost surface of the substrate where the second AlGaN layer contacts, the AlGaN layer represented by a compositional formula of Al Z Ga 1-Z N (0.9&lt;Z≤1) is preferably provided. Particularly, when the different substrate is used as the substrate  10 , by having the layer represented by a compositional formula of Al Z Ga 1-Z N at the uppermost surface (hereinafter, this may be referred as a surface layer part), the second AlGaN layer  20  and the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  can attain high crystallinity, hence it is preferable.  FIG. 2  is a schematic cross section of the group III nitride laminate when the substrate  11  has the surface layer part  11 . In  FIG. 2 , the surface layer part  11  represented by a compositional formula of Al Z Ga 1-Z N (0.9&lt;Z≤1) is provided between the substrate  10  and the second AlGaN layer  20 . 
     The surface layer part  11  is a single crystal layer which may be a n-type or an undoped layer. In case the surface layer part  11  is the n-type, a dopant material and a concentration of dopant material may be determined depending on the desired purpose, however from the point of stably and efficiently obtaining the n-type surface layer part  11 , preferably Si is used as the dopant so that an impurity concentration is within the range of 1×10 16  to 1×10 21  [cm 3 ]. 
     From the point of the productivity of the group III nitride light emitting device which will be discussed in below and from the point of obtaining the light emitting device of deep ultraviolet (210 to 365 nm), the Al composition (Z) of the surface layer part  11  is preferably more than 0.90 and 1.00 or less, more preferably 0.92 to 1.00, and even more preferably 0.95 to 1.00. 
     Also, the thickness of the surface layer part  11  is not particularly limited, and considering the entire thickness of the group III nitride light emitting device, it may be determined accordingly within the range of 1 nm or more and 50 μm or less. 
     The thickness of the substrate  10  may be determined accordingly considering the entire thickness of the group III nitride light emitting device which is discussed in below. Note that, when the substrate  10  has the surface layer part  11 , the total thickness of the substrate  10  and the surface layer part  11  may be within the above range. 
     (N-type First AlGaN Layer  30 ) 
     The n-type first AlGaN layer  30  is represented by a compositional formula of Al X Ga 1-X N, and it is a single crystal layer doped with a n-type dopant. The dopant material and the concentration of the dopant material may be determined accordingly depending on the desired purpose, and from the point of stably and efficiently obtaining the n-type first AlGaN layer  30 , preferably Si is used as the dopant so that an impurity concentration is within the range of 1×10 16  to 1×10 21  [cm 3 ]. 
     From the point of the productivity of the group III nitride light emitting device and from the point of obtaining the light emitting device of deep ultraviolet ray (210 to 365 nm), the Al composition (X) of the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  is preferably 0.05 to 0.99, more preferably 0.10 to 0.98, and even more preferably 0.45 to 0.93. Note that, the Al composition (Y) of the second AlGaN layer which is discussed in below and the Al composition (X) of the n-type first AlGaN layer needs to satisfy Y&lt;X, hence the lower limit of X is preferably more than 0.5, and more preferably 0.52 or larger, and even more preferably 0.54 or larger. 
     The thickness tx of the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  is not particularly limited, as long as tx&gt;ty is satisfied between the thickness ty of the second AlGaN layer  20 , the thickness tx may be determined accordingly considering the entire thickness of the group III nitride light emitting device. Specifically, the thickness tx of the first AlGaN layer  30  may be determined within the range of 60 nm to 50 μm. 
       FIG. 1  shows an example of the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  of a single layer, but the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  may be a plurality of layers having different compositions. Note that, in case the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  is made of plurality of layers, the Al composition of each layer may be determined within the range of 0&lt;X≤1, and particularly satisfies the preferable range mentioned in above. 
     In case the group III nitride light emitting device is produced using the group III nitride laminate of the present invention having the plurality of n-type layers, by applying a magnetic field to the light emitting device, a n-type hole block layer can be formed which is provided to suppress part of hole introduced from a p-type layer to an active layer from leaking to the n-type layer side, a n-type current diffusion layer can be formed to enhance the conductivity in bilateral direction. 
     When these n-type layers are plurality of layers, the thickness of each functional layer is preferably 1 nm or more and 50 μm or less. 
     (Second AlGaN Layer  20 ) 
     The second AlGaN layer  20  of the group III nitride laminate of the present invention is represented by a compositional formula of Al Y Ga 1-Y N, and it is a single crystal layer which may be a n-type layer or an undoped layer. In case the second AlGaN layer  20  is the n-type, a dopant material and a concentration of dopant material may be determined depending on the desired purpose, however from the point of stably and efficiently obtaining the n-type first AlGaN layer  30 , preferably Si is used as the dopant so that an impurity concentration is within the range of 1×10 16  to 1×10 21  [cm −3 ]. 
     The Al composition Y of this second AlGaN layer  20  is within the range of 0.5&lt;Y≤1, and Y&lt;X is satisfied. The ratio (Y/X) between the Al composition (Y) of the second AlGaN layer  20  and the Al composition (X) of the first AlGaN layer  30  is preferably 0.7≤(Y/X)&lt;1.0, more preferably 0.83≤(Y/X)&lt;1.0, and even more preferably 0.87≤(Y/X)&lt;1.0. Also, the second AlGaN layer  20  may include In. 
     In case the substrate has the surface layer part  11 , a compositional difference (Z−Y) between the Al composition (Z) of the surface layer part and the Al composition (Y) of the second AlGaN is 0.39≤(Z−Y)&lt;1, more preferably 0.42≤(Z−Y)&lt;1, and even more preferably 0.5≤(Z−Y)&lt;1. 
     Also, the thickness ty of the second AlGaN layer  20  is not particularly limited as long as it satisfies tx&gt;ty with respect to the thickness tx of the n-type first AlGaN layer  30 ; and it may be determined accordingly considering the thickness tx of the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  and the entire thickness of the group III nitride light emitting device which is discussed in below. From the point of the productivity, the ratio tx/ty is preferably 2 or more and 100 or less, and more preferably within the range of 3 to 70. Specifically, the thickness ty of the second AlGaN layer  20  may be determined accordingly within the range of 3 nm or more and 100 nm or less. 
     (Method of Producing Group III Nitride Laminate  1 ) 
     The group III nitride laminate  1  of the present invention can be produced by a known production method such as Metalogranic Chemical Vapor Deposition method (MOCVD method). Specifically, in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 , using a commercially available device, a source material gas such as a group III raw material gas for example organometallic gas such as trimethyl aluminum, trimethyl gallium, and the like, nitrogen source gas such as ammonium gas are supplied on the substrate  10 , thereby the surface layer part  11  is laminated on the substrate  10  if needed, then the second AlGaN layer  20  and the first AlGaN layer  30  are laminated in this order, thereby the group III nitride laminate  1  can be produced. Also, the group III nitride laminate of the present invention can be produced by a method other than MOCVD method. 
     Note that, as the condition of producing the group III nitride laminate of the present invention by MOCVD method, a known method can be employed, and in order to maintain a flatness of the second AlGaN layer  20  and to laminate with good control, it is preferable to carry out the crystal growth at higher V/III ratio and slower crystal growth rate than a known method. Specifically, the crystal growth is preferably carried out under V/III ratio of 3500 or more and the growth rate of 200 nm/h or less, more preferably V/III ratio of 5000 or more and the growth rate of 150 nm/h or less. 
     The ratio of constituting device (Al, Ga, and N) in each layer constituting the group III nitride laminate of the present invention can be obtained by measuring the produced nitride semiconductor light emitting device using X ray diffraction (XRD) method, SIMS (Secondary lon-microprobe Mass Spectometer), TEM-EDX (Transmission Electron Microscope-Energy Dispersive X-ray spectrometry), 3 Dimensional Atom Probe (3DAP) method, and the like. Also, the ratio of the constituting device of each layer can be converted from a bandgap. By analyzing the nitride semiconductor light emitting device using Cathode Luminescence method (CL method) and Photoluminescence method (PL method), the bandgap of each layer can be obtained directly, hence the Al composition can be determined using a conversion equation. 
     Next, the group III nitride light emitting device using the group III nitride laminate of the present invention is described. 
     (Group III Nitride Light Emitting Device  100 ) 
     First, a basic summary of the group III nitride light emitting device  100  is described. 
     In the present invention, the group III nitride light emitting device (also referred as the deep ultraviolet light emitting device) having a light emitting wavelength of 210 to 365 nm can be produced for example by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition method (MOCVD method). Specifically, using a commercially available device, a source material gas such as a group III raw material gas, for example organometallic gas such as trimethyl aluminum, trimethyl gallium, and the like and a nitrogen source gas such as ammonium gas are supplied on the substrate  10 , thereby the group III nitride laminate, the active layer, and the p-type layer can be formed by crystal growth in this order. Thereby, the group III nitride light emitting device can be produced. As the condition of producing the nitride semiconductor light emitting device by MOCVD method, a known method can be employed. Also, the group III nitride laminate of the present invention can be produced by a method other than MOCVD method. 
     In the present invention, the group III nitride light emitting device is not particularly limited as long as it has a wavelength of 210 to 365 nm. Specifically, the group III nitride light emitting device includes aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), and nitrogen (N) and composition of each layer is determined, and has a wavelength of 210 to 365 nm. 
     The ratio of constituting element (Al, Ga, and N) can be measured by various analysis methods mentioned in above, and in examples and comparative examples of the present application, the Al composition of each layer was obtained by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) method. 
     Hereinafter, the group III nitride light emitting device of the present invention is described in detail using figures.  FIG. 3  is a schematic cross section of the typical group III nitride light emitting device  100  using the group III nitride laminate  1  of  FIG. 1 . Also,  FIG. 4  shows an example of an energy-band of the group III nitride light emitting device of  FIG. 3 . In  FIG. 4 , a distance between the solid lines in a vertical direction of the figure shows the degree of bandgap. The solid line of an upper direction in the figure shows the energy level of a conduction band, and the solid line of a lower direction shows the energy level of a valence band. In AlGaN based semiconductor, as the Al composition increases, the bandgap becomes larger, and the space between a vertical direction corresponds to the Al composition of each AlGaN layer; and as the space becomes wider, it indicates that the AlGaN layer has high Al composition (same applies to other energy-band figure). Also,  FIG. 5  shows a schematic cross section of the typical group III nitride light emitting device using the group III nitride laminate of  FIG. 2 . Also,  FIG. 6  shows an example of energy-band of the group III nitride light emitting device of  FIG. 5 . 
     The group III nitride light emitting device  100  includes an active layer  40  provided on the n-type first AlGaN layer of the group III nitride laminate  1 , an electron block layer  50  provided on the active layer  40 , a p-type clad layer provided on the electron block layer  50 , and a p-type contact layer  70  provided on the p-type clad layer. Note that, the active layer  40  has at least one well layer. Also, as it is described in below, the group III nitride light emitting device of the present invention may have a laminate structure without the electron block layer  50 . 
     In addition, usually, the group III nitride light emitting device  100  has a p-type electrode  90  on the p-type contact layer  70 , and a n-type electrode  80  provided on the first AlGaN layer  30  exposed by etching from the p-type contact layer  70  to part of the n-type first AlGaN layer  30 . The p-type electrode  90  and the n-type electrode  80  can be formed by a known method. Also, in this  FIG. 11 , the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  is a single layer (a single layer made of same composition), but it may be formed by a plurality of layers having different composition. 
     Next, each layer is described in detail. 
     (Active Layer  40 ) 
     The active layer  40  is formed on the n-type first AlGaN layer  30 . The active layer  40  has at least one well layer. The numbers of well layers (well number) are three in  FIG. 4 , but it may be one or two or more. In case the active layer has a plurality of well layers, a barrier layer which is discussed in below is preferably provided between each well layer. The numbers of well layers are not particularly limited, and considering the productivity of the group III nitride light emitting device, it is preferably 10 or less. In  FIG. 4 , the well layers  40   a ,  41   a , and  42   a  are shown, and the barrier layers  40   b ,  41   b , and  43   b  are shown. 
     (Barrier Layer) 
     There is two pattern of active layer, that is the active layer made of the barrier layer and the well layer, and the active layer made only of the well layer. In case the barrier layer is present, the barrier layer usually has larger bandgap than the well layer. Therefore, the barrier layer is formed by AlGaN having higher Al composition than the well layer. 
     In the deep ultraviolet light emitting device, the barrier layer is formed by a single crystal represented by a compositional formula of Al V Ga 1-V N (0.02≤V≤0.99). 
     Note that when plurality of barrier layers exist, each layer may have different thickness and composition as long as the thickness is within the range of 0.5 to 50 nm and satisfies the above compositional formula (0.02≤V≤0.99); however considering the productivity, preferably each layer has the same thickness and composition. Note that, the thickness of the barrier layer is more preferably 2 to 20 nm, and even more preferably it is 3 to 10 nm. When the composition of each layer differs, the Al composition ratio of the barrier layer with highest Al composition ratio is used in case the layer is compared with Al composition ratio of other layer. 
     (Well Layer) 
     The well layer is the layer where carrier rebinds and illuminates. Therefore, the well layer is formed by an AlGaN single crystal having lowest Al composition besides the p-type contact layer. 
     When the well layer is a single crystal represented by a compositional formula of Al W Ga 1-W N, the Al composition (W) of the well layer may be determined according to the balance between other layers, and preferably it satisfies 0≤W≤0.97, more preferably 0.10≤W≤0.97, and particularly preferably 0.30≤W≤0.92. 
     Also, the thickness of the well layer may be 1.5 nm or more and 20 nm or less. 
     In case a plurality of well layers are present, each layer has a thickness within the range of 1.5 nm or more and 20 nm or less and the compositional formula within the range of (0≤W≤0.97); and preferably each layer has same thickness and composition. 
     (Structure of Active Layer  40 ) 
     The active layer  40  has a structure of which the well layer and the barrier layer are laminated (multilayer structure), or it may be a single structure only made of the well layer. 
     In case of the single structure only made of the well layer, the well layer contacts with the first AlGaN layer  30  and the electron block layer  50 . Note that, as it is described in below, the electron block layer  50  is not necessarily needed. In case the electron block layer  50  is not present, the well layer may contact with the p-type clad layer  60 . 
     Also, in case of the multilayer structure, as shown in  FIG. 4 , the layer contacting the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  can be a barrier layer  40   b , and the layer contacting with the electron block layer  50  can be a barrier layer  43   b . By having such structure, the dopant can be prevented from dispersing to the well layer from the n-type layer and the p-type layer. Note that,  FIG. 4  shows an example of which the barrier layer  43   b  contacts the electron block layer  50 , but if the electron block layer  50  is not present, then the barrier layer  43   b  may contact with the p-type clad layer  60 . 
     Also, the layer contacting with the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  can be the well layer  40   a , and the layer contacting the electron block layer  50  can be the well layer  42   a . By taking such constitution, the electron block layer  50  contacting with the well layer  42   a  becomes the barrier layer; hence the carrier overflow can be suppressed. Further, in case the electron block layer  50  is not present, the well layer  42   a  may contact with the p-type clad layer  60 . 
     Also, the layer contacting with the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  can be the barrier layer  40   b , and the layer contacting with the electron block layer  50  can be the well layer  42   a . On the contrary, the layer contacting with the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  can be the well layer  40   a , and the layer contacting with the electron block layer  50  can be the barrier layer  43   b . By taking such structure, a light field can be regulated, and the semiconductor laser can be easily designed when producing. Note that, in case none of the examples have the electron block layer  50 , the well layer  42   a  and the barrier layer  43   b  may be in contact with the p-type clad layer  60 . 
     Further, the barrier layers  40   b  to  43   b  can be added with the p-type or n-type dopant. In case of adding the p-type dopant, by applying an electrical field, this enhances the effect of suppressing part of electrons which are introduced to the active layer from the n-type layer leaking to the p-type layer side (the suppressing effect of carrier overflow), and also QCSE (Quantum Confined Stark Effect) can be suppressed as well. Also, when adding the n-type dopant, QCSE can be suppressed. 
     (Electron Block Layer  50 ) 
     The electron block layer  50  is a layer provided if needed. The function of this layer is to suppress the carrier overflow. Therefore, the p-type clad layer  60  which is described in below can function as the electron block layer  50 , but by providing the electron block layer  50 , the Al composition of the p-type clad layer can be lowered and of layer can be thinned. As a result, a driving voltage can be decreased. 
     In case the electron block layer  50  is provided, the electron block layer  50  preferably has a larger bandgap than that of the layer forming the active layer  40  and the p-type layer which is described in below. Note that, the bandgap of the active layer refers to the bandgap of the barrier layer having maximum Al composition. In other words, the electron block layer  50  is formed from single crystal made of AlGaN having higher Al composition ratio than the active layer  40  and the p-type layer. The electron block layer  50  is preferably formed between the active layer  40  and the p-type clad layer  60  which is described in below. Further, the Al composition of the electron block layer  50  may be lower than the Al composition of the n-type first AlGaN layer  30 , but it is preferably formed from AlGaN single crystal having higher Al composition than the first AlGaN layer  30 . That is, the electron block layer  50  is preferably formed from the AlGaN single crystal layer having high Al composition than any other layers. 
     When the electron block layer  50  is represented by a compositional formula of Al a Ga 1-a N, the Al composition (a) is preferably 0.13≤a≤1.00, more preferably 0.33≤a≤1.00, and particularly preferably 0.53≤a≤1.00. 
     Also, as mentioned in above, the Al composition (a) of the electron block layer  50  is preferably larger than the Al composition (b) of the p-type clad layer  60 . 
     Also, the electron block layer  50  may be doped with the p-type dopant, or it may be an i-type undoped layer. In case the p-type dopant is doped, for example, in case Mg is doped, preferably an impurity concentration is 1×10 16  to 1×10 21  [cm 3 ]. Further, this electron block layer  50  may have an area doped with the p-type dopant and the area which has not been doped. In this case, an impurity concentration of the electron block layer  50  as a whole is preferably 1×10 16  to 1×10 21  [cm 3 ]. 
     The electron block layer  50  is not particularly limited, and the thickness is preferably 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less. Also, the electron block layer  50  may include In within the range which does not interfere the effect. 
     (P-type Clad Layer  60 ) 
     The p-type clad layer  60  is formed on the electron block layer  50 . Note that, in case the electron block layer  50  is not provided, the p-type clad layer  60  is formed on the active layer. 
     In the present invention, the p-type clad layer  60  is represented by a compositional formula of Al b Ga 1-b N (0.12&lt;b≤1.00), and to further enhance the effect, an Al composition (b) is preferably 0.32≤b≤1.00, and more preferably 0.52≤b≤1.00. 
     The thickness of the p-type clad layer  60  is not particularly limited, and preferably it is 1 nm or more and 1 μm or less. Also, the p-type clad layer  60  may include In within the range which does not interfere the effect. 
     (P-type Contact Layer  70 ) 
     The p-type contact layer  70  is formed on the p-type clad layer  60 . By forming the p-type contact layer  70 , an ohmic contact between the p-type electrode  90  can be attained easily, and the contact resistance thereof can be easily reduced. 
     In case of providing the p-type contact layer  70 , the bandgap of the p-type contact layer  70  is preferably lower than the bandgap of the p-type clad layer  60 . That is, the Al compositional ratio of the p-type contact layer  70  is preferably smaller than the Al composition of the p-type clad layer  60 . When the p-type contact layer  70  is constituted by a single crystal represented by a compositional formula of Al c Ga 1-c N, the Al composition (c) is preferably 0.00 to 0.70, more preferably 0.00 to 0.40, and most preferably the p-type contact layer  70  is formed by a single crystal of GaN (c=0.00). Also, this p-type contact layer  70  may include In within the range which does not interfere the effect. 
     The thickness of the p-type contact layer  70  is not particularly limited, and preferably it is 1 nm or more and 500 nm or less. 
     (Wafer) 
     The present invention also relates to a wafer having the above mentioned laminate structure. In the above, the group III nitride light emitting device has been explained, but the present invention includes a wafer in which plurality of group III nitride light emitting devices exist. That is, the group III nitride wafer having the multilayer structure explained in the above group III nitride light emitting device is included. Usually, each group III nitride light emitting device is used by cutting out from the wafer having the plurality of group III nitride light emitting devices (the laminate structure having the wafer mentioned in above). 
     EXAMPLE 
     Hereinafter, the present invention is described in detail using examples and comparative examples; however the present invention is not to be limited thereto. 
     In the below examples and comparative examples, a ratio of constituting elements of each layer was measured by X-ray Diffraction (XRD) method, and a bandgap was obtained by Photoluminescence (PL) method. For XRD measurement, X&#39;Pert PRO made by PANalytical B.V. was used, and for PL method measurement, HR800 UV made by HORIBA, Ltd. was used. For measuring the light emitting wavelength, SMS-500 made by SphereOptics Gmbh was used, and the wavelength having maximum luminescence intensity was recorded as the light emitting wavelength. 
     Example 1 
     The group III nitride light emitting device having the laminate structure shown in  FIG. 3  was produced. First, using MOCVD method, Al 0.68 Ga 0.32 N layer doped with Si (ty=30 nm and Si concentration of 4×10 18  cm −3 ) was formed as a second AlGaN layer  20  to a C-plane of AlN substrate  10  having a diameter of 25 mm and a thickness of 600 μm. 
     Next, as a n-type first AlGaN layer  30 , Al 0.70 Ga 0.30 N layer doped with Si was formed (tx=1000 nm, Si concentration of 8×10 18  cm 3 ). 
     Next, on the n-type AlGaN layer  30 , four layers of barrier layers (a composition of Al 0.65 Ga 0.35 N, Si doped, a thickness of 7 nm, and Si concentration of 1×10 18  cm −3 ) and three layers of well layers (a composition of Al 0.5 Ga 0.5 N, undoped, a thickness of 1.8 nm) were formed so that the barrier layer and the well layer are laminated in alternating manner, thereby an active layer  40  having a quantum well structure (see  FIG. 4 ) having three well layers was formed. One of the barrier layer is formed so that it contacts with the n-type first AlGaN layer  30 , and one of other barrier layer was formed as the outermost layer. 
     On the active layer  40  (that is on the barrier layer on the outermost layer of the active layer), an AlN layer doped with Mg (a thickness of 15 nm and Mg concentration of 3×10 19  cm −3 ) was formed as an electron block layer  50 . Further, on the electron block layer  50 , Al 0.5 Ga 0.2 N layer doped with Mg (a thickness of 50 nm and Mg concentration of 3×10 19  cm −3 ) was formed as a p-type clad layer  60 . Further, GaN layer doped with Mg (a thickness of 270 nm and Mg concentration of 2×10 19  cm −3 ) was formed as the p-type clad layer. 
     Next, a heat treatment was carried out in nitrogen atmosphere for 20 minutes at 900° C. Then, to the surface of the p-type contact layer  70 , a predetermined pattern of a resist pattern was formed by photolithography, and a window part where the resist pattern is not formed was etched by a reactive ion etching until the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  was exposed. Then, to the surface of the exposed n-type first AlGaN layer  30 , Ti (20 nm)/Al (200 nm)/Au (5 nm) electrode (n-type electrode) was formed by a vaccum deposition method, and a heat treatment was carried out in nitrogen atmosphere for 1 minute at 810° C. Next, to the surface of the p-type contact layer  70 , Ni (20 nm)/Au (50 nm) electrode (p-type electrode) was formed by a vacuum deposition method, and a heat treatment was carried out in oxygen atmosphere for 3 minutes at 550° C. 
     Next, the AlN substrate is mechanically polished and thinned, thereby a light emitting diode was made. The thickness of the substrate after polishing was 100 am. The produced light emitting diode wafer was cut into plurality of chips of 800×800 μm by a laser scribing, then it was flip chip bonded on a ceramic mount, thereby the group III nitride light emitting device was made. Five lots of the group III nitride light emitting device were produced by the above method. 
     The obtained group III nitride light emitting device had an average optical output of 8.1 mW when an injection current was 150 mA, and an average optical output was 13.6 mW when an injection current was 300 mA. When a ratio between a slope efficiency (≡optical output/injection current amount: mW/mA) driven at 150 mA and a slope efficiency driven at 300 mA were standardized as a droop amount, an average droop amount was 0.84. Further, a maximum and a minimum optical output of the five lots driven at 150 mA were 11.3 mW and 5.9 mW respectively, and the difference between maximum and minimum was 5.4 mW. 
     Examples 2 to 3 and Comparative Example 1 to 3 
     Five lots of nitride semiconductor light emitting devices were produced as same as Example 1, except that Al composition X and the thickness tx of the n-type first AlGaN layer  30  and Al composition Y and the thickness ty of the second AlGaN layer  20  of Example 1 were changed as shown in Table 1. The evaluation results of the obtained group III nitride light emitting device are shown in Table 2. Note that, the evaluation results of Comparative example 3 were unable to measure as the optical output was extremely small. Also, the average light emitting wavelength driven at 150 mA of Examples 1 to 5 and Comparative examples 1 and were 265 nm. 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Second AlGaN layer 
                 n-type first AlGaN layer 
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Al  
                 Thickness  
                 Al  
                 Thickness  
                   
               
               
                   
                 composition 
                 (ty) 
                 composition 
                 (tx) 
                   
               
               
                   
                 (Y) 
                 nm 
                 (X) 
                 nm 
                 tx/ty 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Example 1 
                 0.68 
                 30 
                 0.70 
                 1000 
                 33 
               
               
                 Example 2 
                 0.68 
                 40 
                 0.70 
                 1000 
                 25 
               
               
                 Example 3 
                 0.63 
                 30 
                 0.70 
                 1000 
                 33 
               
               
                 Example 4 
                 0.68 
                 20 
                 0.70 
                 1000 
                 50 
               
               
                 Example 5 
                 0.68 
                 300 
                 0.70 
                  700 
                 2.3 
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 0.72 
                 30 
                 0.70 
                 1000 
                 33 
               
               
                 example 1 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 0.68 
                 700 
                 0.70 
                 300 
                 0.43 
               
               
                 example 2 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 0.48 
                 15 
                 0.70 
                 1000 
                 67 
               
               
                 example 3 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Average optical 
                   
               
               
                   
                 outout (mW) 
                 Average 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Optical output (mW) 
                 Driven at 
                 Driven 
                 droop 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Max 
                 Min 
                 Difference 
                 150 mA 
                 at 300 mA 
                 amount 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Example 1 
                 11.3 
                 5.9 
                 5.4 
                 8.1 
                 13.6 
                 0.84 
               
               
                 Example 2 
                 13.6 
                 10.5 
                 3.1 
                 12.8 
                 23.6 
                 0.92 
               
               
                 Example 3 
                 13.4 
                 9.8 
                 3.6 
                 12.6 
                 25.0 
                 1.01 
               
               
                 Example 4 
                 10.9 
                 5.0 
                 5.9 
                 7.2 
                 12.0 
                 0.83 
               
               
                 Example 5 
                 11.1 
                 5.4 
                 5.7 
                 7.3 
                 12.3 
                 0.84 
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 7.3 
                 3.5 
                 3.8 
                 5.3 
                 8.9 
                 0.84 
               
               
                 example 1 
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 10.7 
                 4.5 
                 6.2 
                 6.8 
                 11.2 
                 0.82 
               
               
                 example 2 
               
               
                 Comparative 
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                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
                 — 
               
               
                 example 3 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     REFERENCES OF NUMERALS 
     
         
           1 : Group III nitride laminate 
           10 : Substrate 
           11 : Surface layer part 
           20 : Second AlGaN layer 
           30 : n-type first AlGaN layer 
           40 : Active layer 
           40   a ,  41   a ,  42   a : Well layer 
           40   b ,  41   b ,  42   b ,  43   b : Barrier layer 
           50 : Electron block layer 
           60 : p-type block layer 
           70 : p-type contact layer 
           80 : n-type electrode 
           90 : p-type electrode 
           100 : Group III nitride light emitting device