Patent ID: 8546167

Claim:
A method for fabricating a semiconductor light-emitting element that includes an n-type gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor layer, a p-type gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor layer, and a light-emitting layer, which is interposed between the n- and p-type gallium nitride-based compound semiconductor layers, the method comprising the steps of: (a) loading a substrate into a reaction chamber of a metalorganic chemical vapor deposition system; and (b) growing a (10-10) m-plane semiconductor layer, including an In x Ga 1-x N (where 0≦x≦1) well layer that has a thickness of 8 nm or more and 16 nm or less, as a light-emitting layer at a growth rate of not less than 7 nanometers/minute on the substrate by performing a metalorganic chemical vapor deposition process, wherein the step (b) includes setting the growth rate of the In x Ga 1-x N (where 0<x<1) well layer so that oxygen atoms included in the light-emitting layer have a concentration of 3.0×10 17 cm −3 or less.