A semiconductor device (100, 300, 500, 800, 1200), comprising a layer sequence (102, 302, 502, 802, 1202) formed by a plurality of polar single crystalline semiconductor material layers that each have a crystal axis pointing in a direction that coincides with a direction of crystalline polarity and with a stacking direction of the layer sequence (102, 302, 502, 802, 1202); wherein - the layer sequence (102, 302, 502, 802, 1202) is formed by a core layer sequence and shell layer sequences (108.1, 108.2, 308.1, 308.2, 508.1, 508.2, 808.1, 808.2) on opposite sides of the core layer sequence in the stacking direction; and wherein the core layer sequence is formed by - an active region (104, 304, 504) made of an active layer stack or a plurality of repetitions of the active layer stack, the active layer stack being formed by an active layer (104.1, 304.1 504.1, 1204.1) having a first material composition that is associated with a first band gap energy, and by carrier-confinement layers (104.2, 304.2, 304.3, 504.2a, 504.2b, 1204.2) embedding the active layer (104.1, 304.1, 504.1, 1204.1) on at least two opposite sides thereof and having a second material composition that is associated with a second band gap energy larger than the first band gap energy, wherein the active layer (104.1, 304.1, 504.1, 1204.1) and the carrier-confinement layers (104.2, 304.2, 304.3, 504.2a, 504.2b, 1204.2) are configured to effect a quantum-confinement of charge carriers in the active layer (104.1, 304.1, 504.1, 1204.1) in one, two or three spatial dimensions; and - a pair of polarization guard layers (106.1, 106.2, 306.1, 306.2, 506.1, 506.2, 1206.1, 1206.2) adjacent to the active region (104, 304, 504) and embedding the active region (104, 304, 504) on opposite sides thereof, wherein at least one of the polarization guard layers (106.1, 106.2, 306.1, 306.2, 506.1, 506.2, 1206.1, 1206.2) is formed by a semiconductor material layer having a third material composition that differs from the first and second material compositions and that is associated with a third band gap energy larger than the first band gap energy, but smaller than the second band gap energy, wherein either both polarization guard layers (106.1, 106.2, 306.1, 306.2, 506.1, 506.2, 1206.1, 1206.2) have the third material composition or wherein only one of the polarization guard layers (106.1, 106.2, 306.1, 306.2, 506.1, 506.2, 1206.1, 1206.2), herein called the first polarization guard layer, has the third material composition, and wherein the other of the polarization guard layers, herein called the second polarization guard layer, has the first material composition. - the layer sequence (102, 302, 502, 802, 1202) is formed by a core layer sequence and shell layer sequences (108.1, 108.2, 308.1, 308.2, 508.1, 508.2, 808.1, 808.2) on opposite sides of the core layer sequence in the stacking direction; and wherein the core layer sequence is formed by - an active region (104, 304, 504) made of an active layer stack or a plurality of repetitions of the active layer stack, the active layer stack being formed by an active layer (104.1, 304.1 504.1, 1204.1) having a first material composition that is associated with a first band gap energy, and by carrier-confinement layers (104.2, 304.2, 304.3, 504.2a, 504.2b, 1204.2) embedding the active layer (104.1, 304.1, 504.1, 1204.1) on at least two opposite sides thereof and having a second material composition that is associated with a second band gap energy larger than the first band gap energy, wherein the active layer (104.1, 304.1, 504.1, 1204.1) and the carrier-confinement layers (104.2, 304.2, 304.3, 504.2a, 504.2b, 1204.2) are configured to effect a quantum-confinement of charge carriers in the active layer (104.1, 304.1, 504.1, 1204.1) in one, two or three spatial dimensions; and - a pair of polarization guard layers (106.1, 106.2, 306.1, 306.2, 506.1, 506.2, 1206.1, 1206.2) adjacent to the active region (104, 304, 504) and embedding the active region (104, 304, 504) on opposite sides thereof,